Story here. UPDATE: Opinion here. Money paragraph in summary: In very short, it appears that the plaintiffs’ switcheroo to claiming these purely local we swear, statutory consumer protection not at all energy policy or GHG reduction claims is a sword that carries two-edges. The one that cut them here is the statute of limitations. By […]
SCOTUS Not Weighing in on ‘Climate Torts’ Yet
Courtesy of Reason magazine CLW sees that the United States Supreme Court has denied certiorari sought by energy companies in Sunoco LP v. Honolulu and Shell PLC v. Honolulu. Noting in particular the following from Reason contributor Jonathan Adler, CLW’s view is that SCOTUS involvement is only a matter of time, but the coming further years of litigation and […]
DoJ FARA/Litigation-funding Issue Mysterious No More?
Following up on CLW’s post here, this may explain that: