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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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Sher Edling’s work arises out of our conviction that the courts provide an even playing field essential to taking on the biggest polluters. They should not be allowed to make everyone else pay for the damage caused by their actions.
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"ExxonMobil is now misleading the public about its history of misleading the public." Spot on explanation of Exxon's ongoing deception & dirty tricks from @GeoffreySupran & @NaomiOreskes #ExxonKnew #climatedeception
ExxonMobil misled the public about the climate crisis. Now they're trying to silence critics | Geoffrey Supran and Naomi Oreskes
Newly leaked documents reported by Bloomberg News show that ExxonMobil’s climate dishonesty is even worse than we thought
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As American coastlines face increasing threat from rising sea levels, Maui County has filed a lawsuit against 20 major oil companies, demanding they pay for the costs associated with climate change. It’s the latest in a growing number of suits to do so.
Maui Has Begun the Process of Managed Retreat. It Wants Big Oil to
The county in Hawaii joins a long line of cities, counties and states suing the fossil fuel industry for damages related to climate change.
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Maui County files suit against 20 fossil fuel companies over climate change #HNN
Maui County files suit against 20 fossil fuel companies over climate change
The complaint alleges the companies hid the dangers of products for decades to maximize profits.
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The County of Maui just filed a complaint against fossil fuel companies which seeks to hold them accountable for the costs of surviving climate change. I am proud to represent Maui in this case along with outside counsel at Sher Edling. Our press release:
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Maui County files suit to hold 20 fossil fuel companies accountable for costs of climate change
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