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.
Some have been dismissed, while others have been allowed to advance in the courts. None have made it to trial yet.
In #Colorado, as they have elsewhere, the companies tried to move the matter to #FederalCourt, arguing that the complex issue of global #GreenhouseGas #emissions must be addressed under #federal, not #state, #law. A federal judge denied that request in 2019, & the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the decision.
#SCOTUS #law #EnvironmentalLaw #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis