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Washington Court Allows First U.S. Wrongful‑Death Climate Suit Against Oil Firms to Move Forward

The ruling opens discovery after a judge concluded the suit seeks damages for a single heat‑related death rather than to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, a decision that could shape other climate liability cases.

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3mo ago

Ninth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Youth Lawsuit Challenging EPA’s Use of Discounting

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3mo ago

Maryland Supreme Court Dismisses Local Climate Lawsuits Against Oil Companies

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4mo ago

Supreme Court Takes Exxon-Suncor Appeal Over Boulder's Climate Lawsuit

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4mo ago

N.C. Judge Dismisses Carrboro’s Climate Lawsuit Against Duke Energy, Citing Political Question Doctrine

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5mo ago

Hague Court Orders Bonaire Climate Plan and Binding Targets After Finding State Failures

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6mo ago

Swiss Court Accepts Indonesian Islanders’ Climate Suit Against Holcim

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7mo ago

Supreme Court to Decide Whether to Hear Boulder Climate Lawsuit Against Suncor

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8mo ago

Judge Dismisses Youth Climate Suit Over Trump Energy Orders Citing Lack of Jurisdiction

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9mo ago

Judge Questions Scope of Court Power as Youths Seek to Halt Trump's Energy Orders

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9mo ago

Youth Sue Over Trump Climate Policies as Montana Judge Weighs Trial

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10mo ago

Zug Court Hears Indonesian Islanders’ Climate Case Against Holcim, Decision on Admissibility Pending

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10mo ago

Swiss Court Weighs Admissibility of Indonesian Islanders’ Climate Case Against Holcim

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Federal Court Dismisses Torres Strait Islanders’ Climate Negligence Case

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German Appeals Court Dismisses Peruvian Farmer’s Climate Suit but Affirms Emitter Liability

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German Court Rejects Peruvian Farmer’s Claim but Affirms Major Emitters’ Liability

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Peruvian Farmer’s Climate Lawsuit Against RWE Enters Crucial Phase in German Court

Climate Change Litigation

Washington Court Allows First U.S. Wrongful‑Death Climate Suit Against Oil Firms to Move Forward

Ninth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Youth Lawsuit Challenging EPA’s Use of Discounting

Maryland Supreme Court Dismisses Local Climate Lawsuits Against Oil Companies

Supreme Court Takes Exxon-Suncor Appeal Over Boulder's Climate Lawsuit

N.C. Judge Dismisses Carrboro’s Climate Lawsuit Against Duke Energy, Citing Political Question Doctrine

Hague Court Orders Bonaire Climate Plan and Binding Targets After Finding State Failures

Swiss Court Accepts Indonesian Islanders’ Climate Suit Against Holcim

Supreme Court to Decide Whether to Hear Boulder Climate Lawsuit Against Suncor

Judge Dismisses Youth Climate Suit Over Trump Energy Orders Citing Lack of Jurisdiction

Judge Questions Scope of Court Power as Youths Seek to Halt Trump's Energy Orders

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Youth Sue Over Trump Climate Policies as Montana Judge Weighs Trial

Zug Court Hears Indonesian Islanders’ Climate Case Against Holcim, Decision on Admissibility Pending

Swiss Court Weighs Admissibility of Indonesian Islanders’ Climate Case Against Holcim

Federal Court Dismisses Torres Strait Islanders’ Climate Negligence Case

German Appeals Court Dismisses Peruvian Farmer’s Climate Suit but Affirms Emitter Liability

German Court Rejects Peruvian Farmer’s Claim but Affirms Major Emitters’ Liability

German Court Rejects Peruvian Farmer’s Climate Suit Against RWE

Supreme Court Ends Youth-Led Climate Change Case After Decade-Long Battle

Landmark Climate Case Against RWE Awaits April Verdict

Peruvian Farmer’s Climate Lawsuit Against RWE Enters Crucial Phase in German Court

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