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RWE Case Establishes Legal Precedent for Corporate Climate Accountability Worldwide

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A recent ruling by the Higher Regional Court of Hamm dismissed a plaintiff’s individual claim for climate damages but established a legal precedent with significant implications for energy companies operating in Germany:...more

Morgan Lewis

A German Court Goes Green? Recent Developments in German Climate Litigation

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The Higher Regional Court Hamm dismissed a Peruvian farmer’s claim against a large international energy group for damages related to climate change but acknowledged in an obiter dictum that such claims may be legally possible...more

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Germany’s “Climate Case” concludes – What Does This Mean for Future Climate Lawsuits?

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After eight years of legal proceedings, the Hamm Higher Regional Court has issued its final judgment in the Lliuya v. RWE AG case. The court dismissed the appeal by Mr. Luciano Lliuya without allowing for further appeal...more

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Climate Lawsuit Against German Energy Company Dismissed by Court

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Last week, a long-running lawsuit brought against a major German energy company by a Peruvian farmer for alleged damages stemming from climate change was dismissed by an appellate court in Germany. The court's reasoning...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 42, November 2019 #2

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FBI Eyes How Pennsylvania Approved Pipeline - "The FBI has begun a corruption investigation into how Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration came to issue permits for construction on a multibillion-dollar pipeline project to carry...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 41, November 2019

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Why Everything They Say About California Fires — Including That Climate Matters Most — is Wrong - "'We’ve looked at the history of climate and fire throughout the whole state, and through much of the state, particularly...more

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Climate Change and Insurance: Lliuya v. RWE Makes History

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This is the third of five articles addressing climate change lawsuits in the context of (re)insurance. Following on from our previous article which highlighted the developing and varying body of climate change cases...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - June 2018

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State Files Motion to Dismiss Federal Lawsuit by EQT - "Lawyers representing the Secretary of the state Department of Environmental Protection have filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the natural gas company EQT over a...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - January 2018 - Issue 2

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Ohio Supreme Court Joins Texas and Oklahoma in Holding the State Does Not Recognize a Separate Implied Covenant to Explore Further - "We conclude that Ohio does not recognize an 'implied covenant to explore further'...more

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Africa Update - October 2015 #2

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Leading the News - Libya: On October 8th, The Washington Post provided an update on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL) activities in Sirte, Libya. Since taking hold of Sirte earlier this year, ISIL...more

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