AUSTIN - While the California municipalities bringing climate change lawsuits against oil companies are arguing Texas courts lack jurisdiction because of a lack of contacts within the state, ExxonMobil contends their use of “lawfare” has in fact established sufficient contacts “to be held to account here.”
As we reported nearly three months ago, the First Court of Appeals [Houston] handed down a decision in a coverage dispute between an additional insured and CGL carriers that flatly contravenes recent SCOTX precedent.
HOUSTON — A man alleges he was fired over allegations of harassment of a young female coworker without being able to respond to the claims and without a proper investigation.
FORT WORTH, Texas (Legal Newsline) – A conflicted Texas appellate court thinks climate change litigation pursued by private lawyers is “ugly” but ruled it is powerless to help ExxonMobil fight it.
HOUSTON — A woman is suing Kelly Services, alleging they told her to just ignore the alleged harassment she faced while working a job assignment at Exxon Mobil.
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) The flagship lawsuit of the #ExxonKnew climate litigation campaign was sent to the bottom today after a New York judge rejected all claims brought by the office of Attorney General Letitia James, including fraud charges the state’s lawyers unexpectedly dropped at the close of trial.
GALVESTON — A former Amoco Production Company carpenter is suing his former employer and the manufacturers, distributors and sellers of Liquid Wrench, alleging use of the product caused his leukemia.
New York’s surprising decision to drop half its case against ExxonMobil in the closing arguments of a closely watched trial over climate-fraud claims was unusual and probably indicates the state never had the evidence it needed, said an experienced litigator who has handled environmental lawsuits for government clients.
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - The sweeping lawsuit Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has filed against ExxonMobil represents a serious attack on the First Amendment by accusing the company of expressing views about science the state disagrees with, said a law professor prominent in the field of freedom of expression and corporate speech.
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York taxpayers might want a refund on their $500,000 investment in a $1,050-an-hour expert after the judge hearing the state’s closely watched climate lawsuit against ExxonMobil repeatedly interrupted his testimony with skeptical questions about his methodology and assumptions.
Compounding the state’s problems is a series of courtroom miscues by its lawyers that have led Supreme Court Judge Barry Ostrager to criticize and belittle them multiple times since trial began Oct. 22.
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The ongoing trial in New York City is giving ExxonMobil another chance to show that nonprofits, private lawyers and elected officials have for years targeted the company as a scapegoat for climate change.
