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- Major oil companies face first climate death lawsuit
"Big Oil companies are already facing climate fraud and damages lawsuits from dozens of state and local governments," noted Alyssa Johl, vice president of legal and general counsel at the Center
- Oil companies face a wrongful death suit tied to climate change
A lawsuit filed in a Washington state court claims oil companies are responsible for the death of a woman in Seattle during a record-breaking heat wave several years ago
- Oil companies face first-ever wrongful death lawsuit over . . .
Leon also claimed that climate change driven by oil companies was primarily responsible for the Pacific Northwest “heat dome,” a historic and unprecedented weather event that caused her mother’s death “Julie is a victim of defendants’ conduct Her lifespan is a bridge between cause and effect,” Leon stated in her lawsuit
- Big Oil Faces First-Ever Lawsuit Over a Person’s Death in a . . .
These same Big Oil companies are already facing climate fraud and damages lawsuits from dozens of state and local governments — and a growing number of those cases are moving toward trial This latest case — the first filed on behalf of an individual climate victim — is another step toward accountability ”
- Big Oil Faces First Wrongful Death Lawsuit Tied To Climate . . .
The daughter of a woman who was killed by extreme heat during the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat dome has filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against major oil companies claiming they should be held responsible for her death
- Wrongful death lawsuit says Big Oil contributed to heat wave . . .
The lawsuit filed in state court this week says the companies knew that their products have altered the climate, including contributing to a 2021 heat wave in the Pacific Northwest that killed 65-year-old Juliana Leon, and that they failed to warn the public of such risks
- Woman Files First Climate-Related Wrongful Death Suit Against . . .
Misti Leon filed a civil lawsuit against Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, ConocoPhillips, Phillips 66, and BP subsidiary Olympic Pipeline Company, arguing that their knowledge going back decades that extracting oil and gas would heat the planet makes them liable for the death of her mother, Juliana
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