Impending Dutch Court Decision to Test Shell’s Responsibility for Climate Change May 25, 2021 By Hugo Miller and Laura Hurst A Dutch court verdict against Royal Dutch Shell Plc will determine whether it has a legal responsibility for climate change,...
Climate Litigation Cases Booming After Paris Agreement – Often Led by Young Activists May 17, 2021 By Laura Millan Whatsapp chat rooms and Telegram channels across Germany lit up in the early hours of April 29. Young people frantically...
Analysis: Exit from Paris Agreement Creates Climate Liability for U.S. Businesses November 5, 2020 By Nathaniel Bullard The outcome of the U.S. general election is not yet clear. What’s been obvious for months is that climate change...
Directors and Officers Face Significantly Higher Range of Risks: Allianz Report December 4, 2019 The range of risks facing company executives, or directors and officers (D&Os), has increased significantly in recent years along with...
Climate Change Lawsuits a Growing Threat: Opinion June 18, 2018 By Sony Kapoor, Bloomberg View Last month, a group of 10 families filed an action against the European Union at the European General Court, the...
Exxon Gets Combative with Critics Suing Over Climate Change Policy February 15, 2018 By Bob Van Voris As climate-change lawsuits against the oil industry mount, Exxon Mobil Corp. is taking a bare-knuckle approach rarely seen in legal...
North Carolina Judge Rejects 13-Year-Old’s Climate Change Challenge December 3, 2015 A judge has ruled against a 13-year-old girl who took North Carolina to court over climate change, but the eighth-grader...
Will Energy Firm Executives Be Sued for Ignoring Climate Change? June 4, 2014 By Mark Hollmer Environmental groups said executives of coal, oil, gas and other “fossil fuel” companies could be held liable and risk lawsuits...
Insurer’s Climate Change Class Actions: More to Come? May 19, 2014 By Mica Rosenberg A major insurance company is accusing dozens of localities in Illinois of failing to prepare for severe rains and flooding...