Judge Explains Reasons For Remanding Massachusetts’ Suit Against Exxon Mobil

Mealey's (June 1, 2020, 1:04 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — A federal judge in Massachusetts wrote in a decision filed May 28 that his March 18 decision to remand the state’s consumer protection lawsuit accusing Exxon Mobil Corp. of misleading consumers and investors about the relationship between the use of its products and climate change was based on the well-pleaded complaint rule and that the state’s claims can proceed in state court because they are not preempted by federal law (Massachusetts v. Exxon Mobil Corp., No. 19-12430-WGY, D. Mass., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93153)....