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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The city of Charleston, SC filed a suit against fossil fuel companies alleging their responsibility in devastating climate change impacts. Read more about this and other suits in our October 2020 climate case charts update:
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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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On the News Stand
Browse recent coverage of our cases, clients, practice areas and other timely, relevant issues.
We must protect Delawareans from the fossil fuel industry’s damage, deception
September 15, 2020
Op-ed co-authored by Attorney General Kathleen Jennings and DNREC Secretary Shawn Garvin.
Mounting climate cases expand Big Oil’s legal battlefield
September 16, 2020
Climate lawsuits against the oil industry are popping up in courts across the country, and experts see this month’s succession of new filings from state and local officials as a sign of more to come.
Charleston sues ‘Big Oil’ for flooding in SC Lowcountry caused by global warming
September 9, 2020
Charleston, South Carolina’s largest city, is the first in the South to file such a lawsuit, joining a growing list of West Coast and Northeastern cities and states.
Big Oil Loses Bid to Rehear California Cities’ Climate Cases (1)
August 12, 2020
California cities sued to cover costs of climate damage.
Local Groups Pause Tijuana Sewage Lawsuits, But Solutions are Still Far Off
July 8, 2020
The EPA’s recent promise of $300 million to tackle border sewage issues appears to be cooling tempers and providing a pathway toward resolving a problem that’s existed essentially since the drawing of the current border.
Newest Climate Liability Suits: Climate Justice Is Racial Justice
June 30, 2020
Climate-related lawsuits—like any litigation—can seem far removed from those who are most directly impacted.
Sher Edling cases in Law360
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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...
Welcome Quentin Karpilow
Quentin, who joined Sher Edling in August 2020, is dedicated to protecting the environment and...
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