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Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of New York City's Climate Suit

In a unanimous opinion issued by a three-judge panel, the Second Circuit held that municipalities cannot "utilize state tort law to hold ...

City of New York v. BP p.l.c. - Climate Change Litigation

Finally, the Second Circuit held that although the Clean Air Act did not displace New York's federal common law claims addressing emissions outside the United ...

Second Circuit Holds New York's Climate Tort Lawsuit in Federal ...

In a unanimous opinion, the federal Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that state law “climate tort” claims asserted by the City of New York ...

Second Circuit Tosses New York Climate-Change-As-Nuisance Suit

In case after case over the past decade, the federal courts have made it clear that nuisance and tort litigation, especially under state law ...

Second Circuit Rejects New York City Climate Change Case ...

The court upheld the federal district court's decision that the City's claims are barred, holding that municipalities cannot “utilize state tort ...

City of New York v. Chevron Corp., No. 18-2188 (2d Cir. 2021)

The Second Circuit held that municipalities may not utilize state tort law to hold multinational oil companies liable for the damages caused ...

Second Circuit Holds Climate Change Litigation Belongs in Federal ...

On April 1, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit—in a unanimous decision—affirmed the dismissal of the City of New York's ...

Climate Change Comes to Federal Court in City of New York v ...

32 The Second Circuit panel first found that federal common law. “displaced ... In City of New York, the Second Circuit considered a motion to dismiss.

U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Dismisses City of New York Global ...

The Second Circuit held municipalities cannot use state tort law to hold such companies liable for damages caused by global greenhouse gas emissions. It ...

NYC Climate Change Suit Melts in Second Circuit

The Second Circuit held that New York City's state-law tort claims are “displaced by federal common law.” Id. at 15. The court explained ...

Dismissal of New York City's Climate Change Suit Affirmed by ...

The district court granted the motions and dismissed the City's claims with prejudice, holding that the City's state common law claims were ...

Supreme Court Receives Filings with Key Implications for Climate ...

Such suits have proliferated in recent years: several dozen active cases assert state tort law claims—like nuisance, trespass, and strict ...

2nd Circ. Backs Dismissal Of NYC Climate Suit - Law360

The Second Circuit on Thursday affirmed the dismissal of New York City's suit seeking climate change-related infrastructure damages from ...

City of New York v. Chevron Corp.: The Second Circuit Takes a Ride ...

judicial action on a climate change suit or extend federal common law and state nuisance law in a very dramatic manner to hold fossil fuel producers liable ...

Cities Can't Use State Law to Sue Companies for Climate Change in ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Thursday that municipalities cannot use state tort laws to hold multinational firms liable in federal ...

Federal preemption as a vehicle to Supreme Court review of climate ...

Defendant fossil fuel companies are being forced to litigate climate change cases in state courts after failed attempts to remove the cases to ...

March 2024 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

In this most recent ruling, the Supreme Court unanimously reversed that decision. All three of Smith's claims will now proceed to what may be ...

ESG Update: Three Climate Change Decisions to Watch as the ...

NY Federal Court Remands Exxon Climate Case ... City of New York vs. Exxon Mobil Corporation nearly closes the door on certain climate-related ...

Second Circuit Climate Change Ruling Affirms Dismissal of State ...

On April 1, 2021, the Second Circuit issued its long-awaited opinion affirming the dismissal of New York's climate change lawsuits against ...

NY Federal Court Throws Out Climate Change Tort Lawsuit ...

The trial court granted the defendants' motion to dismiss the case. On appeal, the Second Circuit easily upheld the dismissal. The appellate court's reasoning ...