Industry Backs Bid For High Court To Move Nuisance Cases To Federal Court

Major industry groups and GOP-led states are backing oil companies’ efforts to have the Supreme Court move novel municipal climate nuisance cases brought against them from state to federal court, filing amicus briefs in support of petitions asking the justices reverse an appellate ruling that rejected the firms’ venue claim. In amicus briefs filed earlier this month, groups including the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), U.S. Chamber of Commerce, American Petroleum Institute (API) as well as 17...