Judge Stays Hawaii City, County’s Climate Change Suit Pending 9th Circuit Ruling

Mealey's (May 6, 2020, 1:43 PM EDT) -- HONOLULU — A federal judge in Hawaii stayed a lawsuit brought by the city and county of Honolulu alleging public nuisance, trespass and strict liability against 20 fossil fuel sellers over infrastructure damage caused by climate change pending a Ninth Circuit ruling on whether similar cases brought by counties and municipalities in California should remain in federal court, according to a docket entry May 1 (City and County of Honolulu v. Sunoco LP, et al., No. 20-cv-163, D. Hawaii)....