Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. BP P.L.C.

ELR Citation: 50 ELR 20051
No(s). 19-1644 (4th Cir. Mar 6, 2020)

The Fourth Circuit upheld a district court order that remanded to state court the city of Baltimore's climate change case against oil companies. The city alleged it sustained climate change-related injuries, including an increase in sea levels, storms, floods, heatwaves, droughts, and extreme precip...