In a ruling handed down last Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reinstated a case of Mississippi landowners, victims of Hurricane Katrina, against Murphy Oil, amongst others.
The case effectively is seeking damages from Big Energy for their part in global warming and climate change which Plaintiffs of the case feel resulted in compounded losses during Hurricane Katrina.
I won’t get into details of the lawsuit. For more info on this you can read the original lawsuit, Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Climate Change Class Action Brought by Private Plaintiffs Who Blame Hurricane Katrina on Global Warming by Russell Jackson, a liability and fraud litigator, and Hurricane Katrina Victims Have Standing To Sue Over Global Warming from The Wall Street Journal Law Blog.
What I will do is ask this: how in the hell will landowners make this case? Continue reading…
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