9th Circuit Affirms Remand Of Climate Change Claims Against Oil Companies

(November 29, 2023, 9:42 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — State law public nuisance claims brought by two California municipalities that allege that five oil companies accelerated the effects of climate change by producing and promoting fossil fuel products should be remanded because removal jurisdiction is not supported by federal officer removal jurisdiction or an exception to the well-pleaded complaint rule, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel found in affirming a trial court’s decision....