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The suit, first filed in 2018, sought to hold the companies liable for the effects of #ClimateChange, citing state laws.
About three dozen similar lawsuits have been filed in the #US by #state, #local & #tribal governments in the past decade. They generally seek monetary damages for costs that municipalities are incurring because of #climate change. Many also make consumer #fraud claims, arguing the companies covered up what they knew about the risks of using their products.