Connecticut Federal Judge Pauses ExxonMobil Suit Until 2nd Circuit Rules On Stay

Mealey's (June 17, 2021, 2:15 PM EDT) -- HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut federal judge agreed in a June 11 docket entry to temporarily stay the remand of the state’s suit alleging that ExxonMobil tried to cast doubt on research that fossil fuel emissions cause climate change.  The stay remains in effect only until the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decides whether a stay should be imposed while it considers ExxonMobil’s appeal of the remand order, the judge said....