Judge Remands Group’s Suit Over Exxon Mobil’s Clean Energy Advertisements

Mealey's (March 24, 2021, 2:15 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge in the District of Columbia on March 22 remanded a lawsuit brought by a nonprofit group’s lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corp. claiming that the company violates the District of Columbia Consumer Protection Procedures Act (DCCPPA) by advertising that it invests in clean alternative energy sources, finding that the amount in controversy does not exceed $75,000 and that the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) does not support federal jurisdiction because the group’s suit does not seek to represent a proposed class....