Exxon and California Spar in Dueling Lawsuits Over Plastics

Exxon Counterattacks California Over Plastics

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Exxon and California spar in dueling lawsuits over plastics

The oil giant accused the state’s attorney general and four nonprofit groups of defamation after they sued over recycling claims.

Exxon and California Spar in Dueling Lawsuits Over Plastics

Did California’s attorney general and several other groups defame Exxon Mobil when they sued the oil giant last year over its role in widespread plastic pollution? That was the question looming over an Aug. 20 hearing in federal court in Beaumont, Texas, where Exxon Mobil has countersued Attorney General Rob Bonta of California and the nonprofit groups, accusing them of mounting a conspiracy to destroy its recycling business. Exxon’s aggressive …