Delaware Says Climate Change Suit Is Not Removable, Seeks Remand

Mealey's (November 24, 2020, 2:05 PM EST) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — The state of Delaware on Nov. 20 moved to remand its suit claiming that BP America Inc. and a number of other energy companies knowingly withheld information about the association between the burning of fossil fuels and climate change, arguing that the suit is not removable under federal officer jurisdiction and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) and raises no federal questions because its claims are based on the state’s consumer protection law....