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The attorneys and staff at Sher Edling are dedicated professionals at the forefront of cutting-edge litigation. We help our clients hold polluters accountable for deceiving consumers about climate change, for contaminating the drinking water people rely on, and for threatening our communities and health with dangerous chemicals in our land, air and water. Get to know our team, and click through to explore career opportunities.
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US Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit affirms remand of Minnesota's climate damage and deception case against fossil fuel companies. 1/2
opinion: https://www.sheredling.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/8th-Circuit-Remand-Affirmance-MN.pdf
""The costs of cleaning up this forever chemical should be borne by the defendants in this lawsuit, not New Jersey taxpayers," Matthew Platkin, the state attorney general, said in a statement." #foreverchemicals
NJ sues Dow, others over widespread possible cancer-causing chemical in drinking water
1,4,-dioxane is prevalent in NJ from the mountains of Ringwood to wells in Fair Lawn and South Jersey drinking water pulled from the Delaware River.
www.northjersey.com
"“the DOJ resoundingly rejects every single one of the arguments that Suncor and Exxon made in support of their petition for review,” said Karen Sokol, a law professor at Loyola University in New Orleans." #climatelitigation
Biden admin urges Supreme Court to leave climate lawsuits to states
Big Oil has counted on corporate-friendly federal courts to get rid of climate suits.
grist.org
Biden administration tells Supreme Court Big Oil climate cases belong in state court @ClarkMindock http://bit.ly/3yHRYma
News: In a change of course from the Trump administration - and in keeping with a campaign promise from the president - Biden's DOJ asks #SCOTUS to stay out of the latest turn in the sprawling climate liability fight
more to come from @lesleyclark