Oil Giants Ready for Climate Strategy Shift in Top Court Pursuit

Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp., and other oil giants are adjusting their legal strategies in pursuit of another Supreme Court petition, the next step in a yearslong attempt to steer the climate liability cases away from potentially explosive trials in state courts.

Attorneys for industry defendants fighting misinformation lawsuits from US cities, states, and counties have until June 8 to file a petition to justices, which they confirmed in March oral arguments is their next step after a series of decisions to keep climate suits in state courts.

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit decision ...