US EditionIndustry Groups React After Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Louisiana Coastal Case
The Supreme Court considers if lawsuits over Louisiana’s coastal pollution belong in federal or state court, potentially affecting a $745 million verdict and nationwide legal precedent.
- On Monday at 9 a.m., the U.S. Supreme Court heard Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish, focusing on whether suits belong in federal or state court.
- Chevron argues its WWII aviation‑fuel work triggers federal removal, and U.S. Supreme Court justices focused on the 2011 amendment to the federal officer removal law broadening removal grounds on Monday.
- In a last‑minute development, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. recused himself before Monday's arguments, citing a financial interest in ConocoPhillips, while Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Neil M. Gorsuch questioned the `butterfly effect` and the `related to` causation issue.
- If the Court rules for oil companies, a federal judge could vacate the $745 million jury verdict from last year, setting a nationwide precedent affecting environmental litigation.
- Louisiana officials say companies should pay and keep cases in state court, citing roughly 2,000 square miles of coastal land lost and risks to the oil and gas industry as a major employer.
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A jury in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, thought it had put the issue to rest. In April 2025, after an 18-day trial, the group of south Louisianans awarded two coastal parish governments $744.6 million in damages, finding that Chevron had contributed to the decline of the state’s shoreline and wetlands. In the face of that landmark […]
Supreme Court Hears Louisiana Communities’ Lawsuits Against Energy Companies - The Thinking Conservative News
The Supreme Court weighed energy firms’ push to shift Louisiana coastal wetlands damage lawsuits, filed by local governments, into federal court. The post Supreme Court Hears Louisiana Communities’ Lawsuits Against Energy Companies appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
Supreme Court Hears Louisiana Communities’ Lawsuits Against Energy Companies
The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 12 grappled with energy companies’ bid to move into federal court several lawsuits filed by local Louisiana governments accusing the corporations of harming the state’s coastal wetlands. In the case, Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana localities allege that the state’s environment was damaged, dating back to when oil production activities were carried out to honor federal refinery contracts during Wo…
Supreme Court grapples with Big Oil’s request to hear Louisiana coastal damage case in federal court
The Supreme Court grappled Monday with whether fossil fuel companies who provided oil to the federal government can force climate change-related lawsuits out of state courts and into more friendly U.S. courts.
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Louisiana residents, Big Oil spar over coastal damage at Supreme Court
Lawyers for the oil giant Chevron and a small Louisiana parish squared off Monday in a case that could have major consequences for how local communities...
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