CLW has been informed that the court in Energy Policy Advocates v. Regents—a California Public Records Act lawsuit seeking the UCLA Law School, Wells Environmental Law Clinic contract for providing clinical instruction with the “climate” plaintiffs’ tort from Sher Edling—has ruled, denying EPA’s request. CLW has not yet seen the opinion, but is informed that […]
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Court Awards GAO $225,000 in Legal Fees Over Records Fight
Emails revealed Hollywood and other wealthy donors quietly financing law firm, with charitable foundation serving as pass-through for millions in “charitable grants” Financing raises disclosure, possible ethics and tax questions Late last month, the Superior Court for Los Angeles County awarded Government Accountability & Oversight $225,000 for local counsel James K.T. Hunter’s time spent litigating the California Public […]
California Court Orders Release of Public Records: Correspondence of Member of Plaintiffs’ Tort Team
GAO prevails in suit seeking records to educate on how public institutions come to be used, with whom: Academics involved in “going after climate denialism along with a bunch of state and local prosecutors,” Biden Administration lawyer also tied to judicial briefings on plaintiffs’ climate tort arguments The Superior Court of California for the County […]
Activists, Academics Plan Legal Assaults “with a bunch of state and local prosecutors nationwide”
UCLA Record Production Reveals More Details Behind Man-made Litigation Tsunami
By Chris Horner As Climate Litigation Watch noted earlier this week, a Friday document production from UCLA sheds further light on that public institution’s law school and its role in the Climate Litigation Industry. In it we see UCLA Prof. Ann Carlson cite to “Involvement of sophisticated environmental tort lawyers” as one reason to expect […]