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Cozen O'Connor

25 Republican AGs Urge Dismissal of Maryland Climate Lawsuits

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Alabama AG Steve Marshall, joined by 24 other Republican AGs, filed an amicus curiae brief urging the Supreme Court of Maryland to dismiss three consolidated climate lawsuits brought by Maryland local governments against...more

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Vermont’s Climate Superfund Law Draws Heated Challenge from GOP AGs

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A group of 24 Republican AGs, along with several trade associations, sued Vermont over the state’s Climate Superfund Act, which authorizes the state to levy billions of dollars in fines on fossil fuel companies for alleged...more

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Climate Change Suits Against Energy Companies Tossed by U.S. State Courts

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On January 23, 2025, in an opinion for City of Annapolis v. BP PLC, et al. and Anne Arundel County, Maryland v. BP PLC, et al., the Circuit Court of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, dismissed two cases brought by the City of...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

22 AGs Challenge New York’s Climate Superfund Law

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A coalition of industry associations and 22 state attorneys general (AG), led by West Virginia AG JB McCuskey, filed a lawsuit against the State of New York in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York...more

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