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Judge decries ‘Hail Mary’ effort to boot 2K Paraquat cases from Phila.
Pennsylvania Record
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Judge decries ‘Hail Mary’ effort to boot 2K Paraquat cases from Phila.

  • John O’Brien
  • Jul 24, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – As a Pennsylvania appeals court decides whether nearly 2,000 out-of-staters can choose Philadelphia’s court to file lawsuits ov…

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Chicago’s ‘climate disinfo’ case belongs in Cook County, not federal courts: Appeals panel
Cook County Record
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Chicago’s ‘climate disinfo’ case belongs in Cook County, not federal courts: Appeals panel

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Updated Jul 15, 2026

CHICAGO — A federal appeals court says a lawsuit brought by the city of Chicago, seeking to extract a potentially massive payout from some of …

Judge closes Trump admin’s case to stop Hawaii climate lawsuit
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Judge closes Trump admin’s case to stop Hawaii climate lawsuit

  • John O’Brien
  • Jul 15, 2026

HONOLULU – The Trump administration has failed to convince a Hawaii federal judge to revisit a ruling that prevents it from stopping a climate…

Judge: Smith Firm, DiCello plaintiffs must explain Paraquat settlement opt outs
Madison-St. Clair Record
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Judge: Smith Firm, DiCello plaintiffs must explain Paraquat settlement opt outs

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Jun 3, 2026

EAST ST. LOUIS — Two law firms — one from Chicago, the other from Mississippi — and hundreds of their clients are coming under scrutiny from a…

Justices: La. coastal erosion cases belong in federal court
Louisiana Record
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Justices: La. coastal erosion cases belong in federal court

  • Chris Dickerson
  • Updated Apr 17, 2026

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled lawsuits filed by Louisiana officials against oil and gas companies for alleged damage to the st…

Chicago suit vs oil cos. may yet survive SCOTUS ruling, judge hints
Cook County Record
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Chicago suit vs oil cos. may yet survive SCOTUS ruling, judge hints

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Updated Apr 14, 2026

CHICAGO — Even as the Supreme Court considers a Colorado case that oil companies believe will decide if city and state governments can sue oil…

Chevron: Radiation exposure lawsuit belongs in federal court
Louisiana Record
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Chevron: Radiation exposure lawsuit belongs in federal court

  • Jessica M. DeBois
  • Updated Apr 13, 2026

LAFAYETTE, La. – Attorneys for oil giant Chevron want a lawsuit filed against it for a man’s alleged exposure to unsafe levels of radiation, w…

Chevron denies conspiracy to increase Calif. gas prices
Northern California Record
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Chevron denies conspiracy to increase Calif. gas prices

  • John O’Brien
  • Mar 31, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO – Chevron is asking a California federal judge to throw out a class action lawsuit that claims it and other oil refiners conspir…

Md. SC on climate cases: ‘Cannot be seriously contemplated’
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Md. SC on climate cases: ‘Cannot be seriously contemplated’

  • John O’Brien
  • Mar 25, 2026

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Maryland’s highest court has found that local governments that hired jackpot-seeking lawyers to sue the oil industry over cli…

SCOTUS will decide fate of controversial climate cases
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SCOTUS will decide fate of controversial climate cases

  • John O’Brien
  • Updated Feb 23, 2026

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court will decide if government officials who partnered with private lawyers can sue the energy industry for cli…

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