US EditionDelaware judge limits scope of sweeping climate change lawsuit against fossil fuel companies
- Judge Mary Johnston has dismissed several claims made by Delaware's attorney general in a lawsuit against the fossil fuel industry, including claims of damages resulting from out-of-state or global greenhouse emissions and misrepresentations by the defendants.
- The judge ruled that the state can pursue a general claim for environmental-based public nuisance and trespass for state-owned land. She also deferred a ruling on whether statements made by the American Petroleum Institute about fossil fuels are protected by the First Amendment.
- The lawsuit was filed by Attorney General Kathleen Jennings in 2020 and joined forces with a California law firm. Chevron Corp. And API have expressed satisfaction with the judge's rulings.
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