Hoboken, City of v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

ELR Citation: 51 ELR 20173
No(s). 20-cv-14243 (D.N.J. Sep 8, 2021) (Vazquez, J.)

A district court remanded to state court a climate liability lawsuit brought by the city of Hoboken, New Jersey, against large oil and gas companies. The city filed suit in state court, alleging the companies' decades-long campaign to downplay the effect of fossil fuel usage on climate change had da...