Judge Finds Only Temporary Stay Of Ruling Remanding Climate Change Suit Warranted

Mealey's (March 8, 2021, 1:28 PM EST) -- HONOLULU — A federal judge in Hawaii on March 5 denied a motion by energy companies seeking to stay the remand of two lawsuits brought by municipalities in the state over infrastructure damages stemming from climate change, finding that the companies should be given only 10 days to ask the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals if it will stay the issuance of its mandate in a similar case that found the case better suited for state court....