The State of New York sued Exxon Mobil for fraud on Wednesday, claiming that the fossil fuel company hid the potential impact of climate change from its investors.
The lawsuit follows three years of investigation, started under disgraced former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who resigned in May over allegations that he abused women.
The suit also comes just four months after a federal judge in California threw out a similar case by San Francisco against Exxon Mobil and other fossil fuel companies.