ExxonMobil, Shell and other oil companies facing lawsuits accusing them of fueling climate change on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether those claims should be heard in federal courts, the companies' preferred venue, instead of the state systems where they were originally filed.
In two separate petitions, the companies said the lawsuits filed by Rhode Island and two municipalities in Hawaii are governed by or preempted by federal law.
The suits are among about two dozen cases brought by states and municipalities against the companies in state court, accusing oil companies of exacerbating climate change by concealing and misrepresenting the dangers associated with burning fossil fuels. The plaintiffs want the companies to help pay for the costs of adapting to and mitigating climate change impacts.
The petitions would be a second opportunity for the justices to clarify where these cases belong. The high court originally considered a narrower set of jurisdictional questions in May 2021 in a case brought by the city of Baltimore and tasked lower courts with another, broader review of the oil companies' arguments.
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