District Of Columbia Moves To Remand Climate Change Suit

Mealey's (August 19, 2020, 7:21 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The District of Columbia says in an Aug. 17 motion to remand filed in District of Columbia federal court that its suit accusing Exxon Mobil Corp. and other companies of misleading consumers about the association between burning fossil fuels and climate change should proceed in state court because its cause of action for violation of the District of Columbia Consumer Protection Procedures Act (CPPA) does not raise a federal issue (District of Columbia v. Exxon Mobil Corp., et al., No. 20-1932, D. D.C.)....