Environmentalist plaintiff’s trial lawyer Steven Donziger was just sentenced to six months in jail, after another finding of contempt (not directly for the actions which led to the verdict against him over litigation tactics). As the WSJ put it: “Disbarred attorney Steven Donziger was sentenced Friday to six months in prison for contempt of court […]
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New Public Records Lawsuit Filed Against MN AG Office
AG Office handing out email addresses for others to correspond about orchestrated climate suit? That’s quite an operation those outside folks were able to assemble in Minnesota public institutions. Read the complaint here.
Amicus Brief in NY Federal Court Debunks 2018 “Missing Link” Claim; Reveals More New Records
Brief provides comprehensive summary of climate litigation industry, cites new documents supporting the claim that climate plaintiffs’ hunt for “sympathetic” state judges is behind fight to keep cases from federal courts Energy Policy Advocates does it again. EPA filed another friend of the court brief, this time in NYC v Exxon Mobil et al., removed […]
SC Times OpEd Counters, Details MN AG Ellison Office Machinations
Annette Meeks of the Freedom Foundation of Minnesota writes in the St. Cloud Times, referencing years of revelations by the Competitive Enterprise Institute and Energy Policy Advocates — most of it publicized here at CLW — about AG Keith Ellison’s work with a Michael Bloomberg-created group and other activists who have activated Minnesota’s AG Office […]
Outlet Cites CLW Revelation: “Evidence of coordination in climate litigation is eroding AG arguments for keeping cases in state court watchdog says”
“Despite claims to the contrary, it seems that D.C. and Minnesota’s lawsuits were a coordinated move,” Climate Litigation Watch said in a statement on August 11.” Read full story here.