D.C. Circuit Follows Other Circuit Courts, Remands Climate Change Claims

(December 21, 2023, 9:25 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Climate change claims brought by the District of Columbia against several of the world’s largest oil companies belong in state court because the claims themselves arise under state law and the companies failed to show any grounds that justified removal, a District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel found in affirming an order remanding the claims....