On Friday, the United States Supreme Court announced that it will review the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling that Baltimore’s climate change lawsuit against energy producers should be heard in state court, a move that could deal a fatal blow to the entire climate litigation campaign.
Energy companies targeted by public nuisance lawsuits recently asked the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to stay a mandate that would allow two California municipalities’ cases to proceed in state court, explaining that they plan to file a petition before the United States Supreme Court that will “raise a substantial question that has divided the circuits.”
