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Supreme Court Says Chevron Can Move Louisiana Environmental Suit to Federal Court
The justices said state courts cannot pursue claims against companies acting under federal contracts, sending the oil-production dispute to federal court.
- On Friday, The Supreme Court ruled 8-0 that environmental lawsuits against Chevron and ExxonMobil over Louisiana coastal damage must be heard in federal court, citing the companies' wartime crude-oil production for the government.
- Justices agreed 8-0 that Chevron's crude-oil production during the Second World War ties the case to federal duties, as Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the company acted 'under federal officers when it performed its refining duties.'
- Louisiana coastal parishes have filed around 40 environmental lawsuits; in one case, a state jury ordered Chevron to pay $745 million to Plaquemines Parish for wetland restoration, a verdict now in jeopardy.
- JCN President Carrie Severino wrote on X that the ruling thwarts a 'scheme by the climate lobby to weaponize the courts,' ensuring Chevron faces a more neutral federal judge.
- Justice Samuel Alito recused himself from the case due to stock holdings in ConocoPhillips, while agencies warn Louisiana could lose an additional 3,000 square miles of land in the coming decades.
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Supreme Court hands Chevron win in coastline damage lawsuit
The Supreme Court unanimously sided with Chevron and a group of oil companies on Friday in their bid to move a lawsuit seeking damages for coastline damage caused by oil production in Louisiana to federal court, away from state courts, which had been an unfavorable venue for the companies. The justices ruled 8-0 in favor of the oil companies, with Justice Clarence Thomas writing the majority opinion. Thomas wrote that the actions Chevron was bei…
·Washington, United States
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Oil and gas companies handed win by Supreme Court over environmental lawsuits in Louisiana
The unanimous procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740 million to clean up damage to the state’s coastline, one of multiple similar lawsuits.
·New Orleans, United States
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