Judge sends Baltimore climate nuisance suit to state court

June 13, 2019
A federal district judge has rejected industry arguments that Baltimore’s climate nuisance suit filed against oil majors belongs in federal court where it should be preempted by the Clean Air Act, ruling instead that the case must proceed in state court where it was originally filed. The ruling deals a blow to industry efforts to halt the spate of municipal nuisance suits around the country, which seek monetary damages for the oil companies’ role in causing climate change. In a...


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