Law Expert Urges Climate Tort Plaintiffs To Avoid Supreme Court Review

Environmental law expert Prof. Richard Lazarus is urging state and other plaintiffs to avoid the Supreme Court in the wake of their landmark appellate victories allowing public nuisance suits to proceed against industrial emitters for their contributions to climate change. But the plaintiffs may face a tough haul as industry defendants have already launched bids to get the issue to the high court, although one industry lawyer says he sees little chance the issue will reach the court. In his...