Honolulu, City & County of v. Sunoco LP

ELR Citation: 52 ELR 20080
No(s). 21-15313 and 21-15318 (9th Cir. Jul 7, 2022)

The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court order remanding to state court two climate liability suits against numerous oil and gas companies. The city and county of Honolulu and the county of Maui sued in state court, arguing the companies knew about climate change, understood the harms that energy...