News & Analysis as of

Oil & Gas BP PLC v Mayor and City Council of Baltimore

Jones Day

Baltimore's Climate Change Lawsuit Dismissed

Jones Day on

In City of Baltimore v. BP, et al., court holds that nuisance and tort claims are preempted by federal law and beyond the limits of state law....more

Downey Brand LLP

Ruling may give oil companies upper hand in climate change cases

Downey Brand LLP on

On May 17, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 7-1 decision in BP P.L.C. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 2021 DJDAR 4717, that may give fossil fuel companies the upper hand in the slew of recent climate change cases filed...more

2 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide