9th Circuit:  Denying Stay Of Climate Change Suit Will Not Harm Energy Companies

Mealey's (March 16, 2021, 1:50 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 13 denied a motion to stay the remand of climate change lawsuits brought by the city and county of Honolulu and county of Maui, finding that allowing the cases to proceed in state court during appellate proceedings would not irreparably harm energy companies accused of withholding information about the risk of climate change and the burning of fossil fuels....