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A new report looks at The Climate Judiciary Project’s (CJP) ideological influence on judges who are handling widespread climate nuisance litigation. Read the full article here.
McClenny Moseley & Associates, the Houston law firm facing disciplinary actions in federal and state court for its deceptive practices in Louisiana hurricane lawsuits, has committed to not using the fees earned from those cases and others. Read the full article here.
Despite arguments that climate policy should be decided on a national level by Congress, rather than state by state in courtrooms, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in another climate nuisance lawsuit—this time by Minnesota—sending the case back down to state court, saying the lawsuit raises state law public nuisance claims. Read the full article here.
A study from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce revealed the liability cost of lawsuits against businesses in 2021 reached $347 billion, with small businesses disproportionately bearing nearly half of that cost ($160 billion) despite making up just 20% of total revenue. Read the full article here.
In a hard-hitting piece analyzing California’s climate nuisance lawsuit against five major oil and gas companies, George Mason University Law Professor Donald J. Kochan writes that courts have already ruled against a similar case… nearly 20 years ago. In 2007, California sought damages from automakers for alleged contributions to climate change, based on claims of public nuisance. However, the court rejected these claims, emphasizing that it was a policy decision reserved for the appropriate legislative body. Read the full article here.
Concerns are growing that personal injury trial lawyer’s advertisements on television and billboards are contributing to “social inflation,” resulting in longer trials and larger settlements that aren’t supported by facts or case law. Read the full article here.
Using overly broad public nuisance lawsuits, activist plaintiff’s lawyers have weaponized the legal system for a full-scale attack on the energy industry. TLR has long argued that issues of national importance, like climate policy, require a thorough legislative solution at the federal level—not a patchwork of state lawsuits.