U.S. Supreme Court Delivers Procedural Win to Corporate Defendants in Climate Change Litigation
By EsqSocial Corporation 20/05/21
The U.S. Supreme Court held that the Fourth Circuit erred in its review of a remand order that would have kept Baltimore's climate change suit in state court. On May 17, 2021, in Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. BP P.L.C., et al., the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Fourth Circuit erred in its review of a remand order involving Baltimore's suit against oil and gas companies for their alleged knowing contribution to climate change-related harms. The defendants removed the suit to federal...
By: Jones Day