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Judge orders Smith Firm to reveal who is pulling strings in Paraquat cases
Madison-St. Clair Record
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Judge orders Smith Firm to reveal who is pulling strings in Paraquat cases

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Updated Oct 21, 2026

EAST ST. LOUIS — One of the law firms behind an avalanche of lawsuits attempting to force the makers of commercial weed killer Paraquat to pay…

Court told Pennsylvania ‘would rule the world’ with climate case
Pennsylvania Record
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Court told Pennsylvania ‘would rule the world’ with climate case

  • Daniel Fisher
  • Updated Oct 14, 2026

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Appellate judges considering whether to revive a Pennsylvania county’s climate lawsuit against major oil companies were told…

N.J. joins climate lawsuit parade as SCOTUS debates trend
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N.J. joins climate lawsuit parade as SCOTUS debates trend

  • Daniel Fisher
  • Updated Oct 6, 2026

A New Jersey county filed a copycat climate lawsuit just days before the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could end the trend…

SCOTUS schedules date for controversial climate cases
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SCOTUS schedules date for controversial climate cases

  • John O’Brien
  • Aug 5, 2026

WASHINGTON – In two months, U.S. Supreme Court justices will hear arguments on whether local government officials and the private lawyers they…

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
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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…

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