Forum Versus Substance
Should Climate Damages Cases Be Heard in State or Federal Court? Climate change affects communities in calamitous ways: rising seas; increased storm severity, frequency and duration; disruption of the hydrologic cycle (such as extreme heat, extreme precipitation,...
Forum Versus Substance
Should Climate Damages Cases Be Heard in State or Federal Court? Climate change affects communities in calamitous ways: rising seas; increased storm severity, frequency and duration; disruption of the hydrologic cycle (such as extreme heat, extreme precipitation,...
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ICYMI: D.C.'s climate suit was tossed back to local court by a district judge on Saturday. Remand order was frozen this morning while companies cook up an appeal ⬇️
Judge Sends Oil Giants’ Climate Case to Washington, D.C., Court
A Washington, D.C., district judge scrapped oil giants’ bid to keep a climate consumer protection case in federal court, tossing the suit back t...
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I appreciate Judge Kelly’s ruling that our lawsuit against Exxon Mobil, BP, Chevron, and Shell belongs in our local court, before DC residents. We filed our lawsuit to expose these big oil companies’ rampant deception and stop it.
Today our case takes an important step forward.
Washington, DC climate deception case REMANDED. "Defendants raise seven theories for the Court’s subject-matter jurisdiction. Each, they say, is an independent ground for removal. None is." Full opinion: https://www.sheredling.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/DC-Opinion-granting-remand.pdf #climatelitigation
“You can’t make a mess and expect others to clean it up,” Mayor Jim Kenney said in a statement. “The defendants in this case knew their products were dangerous, but selfishly brought them to market anyway in pursuit of profits." #PFAS
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Philadelphia sues makers of PFAS chemicals
The complaint alleges contamination of city property and resources, including drinking water supplies, by "forever chemicals" found harmful to human h...
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Browse recent coverage of our cases, clients, practice areas and other timely, relevant issues.
Hawaii’s beaches are disappearing due to climate change
October 31, 2021
“The fossil fuel industry has not been forthright with the people of the world, an island nation just like us, all island states like us, and island nations are the ones that suffer the most, most quickly,” the [Maui] mayor said.
A US small-town mayor sued the oil industry. Then Exxon went after him
October 16, 2021
“People ask, how did you go against the world’s largest fossil fuel companies? Isn’t that scary? No. What’s scary is coastal flooding and the idea that whole cities would be under water,” said the mayor.
‘Spin and deception:’ Ellison on suing fossil fuel companies
October 8, 2021
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says he’s taking big oil to court because ‘we can’t expect them to grow a conscience’
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Updates & Insights
Sher Edling Announces Three Promotions
San Francisco based law firm Sher Edling LLP announced today that as of January 1, 2022, three of its senior associates have been promoted. All three attorneys work across Sher Edling’s portfolio representing states, cities, and public agencies to hold polluters accountable for deceiving consumers about climate change, for contaminating the drinking water people rely on, and for threatening communities and public health with dangerous chemicals in our land, air, and water.
Sher Edling Welcomes New Litigation Director & Associates
We are proud to welcome Kristen Law Sagafi as our new Litigation Director, along with...
Forum Versus Substance
Should Climate Damages Cases Be Heard in State or Federal Court? Climate change affects...
Billions to Clean Up Contaminated Water…Who’s Going to Pay for That?
This article originally ran in the June 2020 issue of Water Finance & Management magazine. It...
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