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Sep 17, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Daniella A. Einik |Noel Francisco |David Kiernan
On July 10, 2024, a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge dismissed a complaint brought by the City of Baltimore against 25 fossil fuel manufacturers, seeking to hold them liable on numerous state-law theories, including for alleged misrepresentations about the effects on their products on the climate, and to abate various asserted effects of climate change on Baltimore.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Daniella A. Einik
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Noel Francisco |David Kiernan |Andy Stanton |Joseph N. Parson |Daniella A. Einik
On July 10, 2024, a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge dismissed a complaint brought by the City of Baltimore against 25 fossil fuel manufacturers, seeking to hold them liable on numerous state-law theories, including for alleged misrepresentations about the effects on their products on the climate, and to abate various asserted effects of climate change on Baltimore.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Daniella A. Einik |Noel Francisco |David Kiernan
On July 10, 2024, a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge dismissed a lawsuit by the City of Baltimore against 25 fossil fuel manufacturers seeking to hold them liable on numerous state-law theories, including for alleged misrepresentations about the effects of their products on the climate.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Daniella A. Einik |Noel Francisco |David Kiernan |David Morrell
In City of Baltimore v. BP, et al., court holds
that nuisance and tort claims are preempted by federal law and
beyond the limits of state law.
On July 10, 2024, a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge dismissed
a lawsuit by the City of Baltimore against 25 fossil fuel
manufacturers seeking to hold them liable on numerous state-law
theories, including for alleged misrepresentations about the
effects of their products on the climate.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Daniella A. Einik |Noel Francisco |David Kiernan |David Morrell |Andy Stanton |Joseph N. Parson
In City of Baltimore v. BP, et al., court holds that nuisance and tort claims are preempted by federal law and beyond the limits of state law. On July 10, 2024, a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge dismissed a lawsuit by the City of Baltimore against 25 fossil fuel manufacturers seeking to hold them liable on numerous state-law theories, including for alleged misrepresentations about the effects of their products on the climate.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Antonio F. Dias |Howard Sidman |David DiMeglio |Daniella A. Einik
On May 30, 2024, Vermont became the first state to pass a law that requires energy companies to pay for
part of the damages from extreme weather events. Under the
legislation, the Vermont state treasurer, in consultation with the
Agency of Natural Resources, has until January 15, 2027, to
calculate the total cost to Vermonters and the state of the
emission of greenhouse gases from January 1, 1995, to December 31,
2024.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Antonio F. Dias |António Gomes Dias |Antônio M. Dias |Daniella A. Einik |David DiMeglio
On May 30, 2024, Vermont became the first state to pass a law that requires energy companies to pay for part of the damages from extreme weather events. Under the legislation, the Vermont state treasurer, in consultation with the Agency of Natural Resources, has until January 15, 2027, to calculate the total cost to Vermonters and the state of the emission of greenhouse gases from January 1, 1995, to December 31, 2024.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Donald McGahn II |Rebekah Blake |Louis Chaiten |Daniella A. Einik
On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
("EPA") announced its highly anticipated final National
Drinking Water Regulation ("NPDWR") for six per-and
polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS"), which establishes
legally enforceable Maximum Contaminant Levels ("MCLs")
and health-based, non-enforceable, Maximum Contaminant Level Goals
("MCLGs") for each PFAS.
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Rebekah Blake |Louis Chaiten |Daniella A. Einik
On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") announced its highly anticipated final National Drinking Water Regulation ("NPDWR") for six per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS"), which establishes legally enforceable Maximum Contaminant Levels ("MCLs") and health-based, non-enforceable, Maximum Contaminant Level Goals ("MCLGs") for each PFAS.
