Bucks County’s shaky climate lawsuit against the energy industry is facing mounting opposition – and now Pennsylvania’s top legal official is joining the growing chorus calling out the case’s fatal flaws.
In amicus briefs filed last month before the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, Attorney General Dave Sunday, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform all backed the dismissal of Bucks County’s climate lawsuit.
The filings come as Bucks County attempts to revive its lawsuit after Court of Common Pleas Judge Stephen Corr dismissed the case with prejudice last May. The ongoing appeal also follows another major setback for climate litigation advocates: in March, the Maryland Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of three similar climate lawsuits, further underscoring the growing legal headwinds facing these cases nationwide.
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