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Ninth Circuit breathes new life into climate change lawsuits of San Francisco and Oakland against Big Oil

By Daniel Fisher | Tuesday, May 26, 2020 @ 5:19pm

SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reversed a federal judge’s dismissal of climate change lawsuits against oil companies including ExxonMobil, BP and Chevron by the cities of Oakland and San Francisco, setting the stage for them to be tried in a more favorable California state court.
Ninth Circuit hears jurisdiction arguments in landmark global warming lawsuits against Big Oil

By John Sammon | Thursday, Feb 6, 2020 @ 7:21am

PASADENA, Calif. – A potentially precedent-setting hearing on Wednesday saw Northern California communities seeking relief against oil companies whose fossil fuel emissions plaintiff attorneys contend are damaging residents with rising sea levels and environmental degradation.