9th Circuit Agrees To Stay Remand Of Climate Change Suit Pending High Court Review

Mealey's (August 28, 2020, 12:34 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Aug. 25 granted Chevron Corp.'s motion to stay the panel's May 26 ruling to remand four lawsuits brought by California municipalities over infrastructure damages caused by climate change as a result of burning fossil fuels until the U.S. Supreme Court decides if it wants to review the decision (San Mateo v. Chevron Corp., et al., No. 18-5499, Imperial Beach v. Chevron Corp., et al., No. 18-15502, Marin v. Chevron Corp., et al., No. 18-15503, Santa Cruz v. Chevron Corp., et al., No. 18-16376, 9th Cir.)....