Cty. of San Mateo v. Chevron Corp., 32 F.4th 733 (U.S. 9th Cir. 2022)
Following City of Oakland v. BP, PLC (9th Cir. 2020) 969 F.3d 895, this decision holds that there is no federal subject matter jurisdiction over San Mateo's public nuisance suit against energy companies for promoting use of their fossil fuels thereby causing global warming and rising sea levels that threatened harm to county property. The county's state law claims do… Read More