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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Annapolis and Anne Arundel Co. (MD) climate deception lawsuits REMANDED. ". . . this Court joins the majority of federal district and circuit courts around the country to conclude that these state law claims for private misconduct belong in state court."
https://www.sheredling.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-29-150-Memo-of-Opinion-re-Remand.pdf
"[County Counsel] Washington said the costs associated with the contamination are huge, including testing and monitoring for PCBs, infrastructure to capture the chemicals in runoff, and more frequent street sweepings, to name a few."
Marin County sues Monsanto over alleged PCB contamination
Marin County, along with several of its municipalities, have filed a lawsuit against biotech giant Monsanto alleging polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) co...
www.cbsnews.com
"The Co. of Marin...has filed a lawsuit against Monsanto and two other companies to hold them accountable for PCB contamination in their communities, and in San Francisco Bay, and for the enormous costs they will incur to remove those contaminants."
https://www.marincounty.org/main/county-press-releases/press-releases/2022/cc-pcb-filing-090922
"According to Thursday’s analysis, properties with a collective assessed value of $108 billion could be affected by the end of the century, based on current emissions."
Rising seas could swallow millions of U.S. acres within decades
Rising seas could swallow millions of U.S. acres — and 650,000 privately-owned buildings — by 2050, according to an analysis published Thursday.
www.washingtonpost.com
"Wednesday’s decision marked the latest appeals court to rule that state court is the proper venue for such lawsuits, . . . It was the sixth such appeals court ruling this year to keep climate cases by states and cities in state court."
Oil Giants Must Face Climate-Liability Suits in States, Appeals Court Rules
In a setback for companies such as Exxon, Chevron and Shell, the decision is the sixth this year to find that climate lawsuits should play out in stat...
www.wsj.com
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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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