US EditionUS Supreme Court to hear Chevron, Exxon appeal over Louisiana coastal damage
- On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review an appeal from Chevron, Exxon, and other oil companies concerning lawsuits over coastal damage claims in Louisiana.
- The appeal challenges a 2024 federal appeals court decision that kept dozens of state lawsuits seeking cleanup compensation in state courts.
- These lawsuits, filed since 2013 by Louisiana parishes, allege oil companies violated 1980 state environmental laws by damaging and failing to restore wetlands.
- A jury in April ordered Chevron, which acquired Texaco in 2001, to pay $745 million for decades of regulatory violations that caused land loss.
- The Supreme Court's ruling will focus on procedural jurisdiction issues and could affect multiple cases, while Louisiana officials vow to continue fighting Chevron in any court.
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