5th Circuit Will Rehear Exxon Penalty Case In Key Test On Citizen Standing

The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit will rehear en banc its case that upheld a landmark penalty against oil company ExxonMobil, renewing its focus on the crucial question of whether the citizen group that brought the enforcement action has standing in light of recent Supreme Court precedent that raised the bar for such actions. In a brief Feb. 17 order , the court grants Exxon’s petition for rehearing in Environment Texas Citizen Lobby, Inc. v....