The Supreme Court Just Unleashed a Flood of Lawsuits Against Big Oil

01 May 2023 | Abstracted from Truthout

"...the justices rejected petitions from Chevron, Shell, BP, and other oil companies to move these cases from the state courts where they were filed to federal courts, an arena considered more friendly to the industry...cases in Colorado, Maryland, California, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and more can finally proceed - potentially toward jury trials.

"It’s the industry’s worst nightmare to have to explain their lies in front of a jury."

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