Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of New York City's Climate Suit
By EsqSocial Corporation 12/04/21
The Second Circuit dismissed New York City's climate suit because the Clean Air Act governs the regulation of domestic emissions and foreign concerns caution against judicial intervention in regulating foreign emissions. On April 1, 2021, in City of New York v. Chevron Corp. et al., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the lower court's dismissal of New York City's state law nuisance lawsuit aiming to hold five of the world's top oil producing companies liable for the...
By: Jones Day