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Oil Firms Strike Out Again in Fight Against Massachusetts, Rhode Island Climate Suits

Exxon Mobil Corp. has lost another round in its fight to stop states from pursuing claims that it has deceived investors and the public regarding its products and climate change. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has affirmed a trial court …

Oil Firms, Including ExxonMobil, Obtain Injunctions to Stop UK Climate Protests

Three firms involved in Britain’s oil sector, including ExxonMobil, have secured injunctions to stop protests by climate change activists which have caused widespread disruption this month, the government said on Friday. Environmental groups such as Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop …

As Climate Disclosures Toughen, Corporate Laggards May Be Vulnerable to Lawsuits

A push by Britain to toughen up corporate environmental disclosures will cast a spotlight on climate change dawdlers as campaigners increasingly turn to the courts to force a speedier transition to a low-carbon economy. Almost 2,000 climate change-related lawsuits have …

Activist Group Calls on Insurers to Sue Oil Companies for Climate Damages

FRANKFURT – A prominent activist is calling on insurers like Swiss Re to explore suing major oil companies for climate-related damages, the latest volley in a years-long campaign that pits environmentalists against the insurance industry. The tactic urged by The …

German Climate Groups Plan Legal Action Against Automakers, Wintershall

Greenpeace and German environmental NGO Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) will take legal action against BMW, Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz , Volkswagen and gas and oil firm Wintershall Dea over their impact on climate change, DUH said on Friday. Lawyers Remo Klinger and Roda …