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Climate Change Preemption Dismissals

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Climate Tort Lawsuit in South Carolina Dismissed by State Court

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On August 6, 2025, a state court judge in South Carolina dismissed the climate change tort lawsuit filed by the City of Charleston against a number of major fossil fuel companies. (This lawsuit was one of approximately three...more

King & Spalding

Second Circuit Climate Change Ruling Affirms Dismissal of State-law Claims

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In the past four years, state attorneys general or municipalities have brought 21 lawsuits based on state-law claims (e.g., nuisance, trespass, consumer fraud) seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for costs allegedly...more

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Climate change litigation remains in state courts (for now)

Over the past decade or more, plaintiffs have sought to “hold companies accountable” for their supposed contributions to climate change. Having been rebuffed from bringing claims in federal court under federal common law,...more

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