Thursday, August 14, 2025

Climate Lawyers Try a New Approach - WSJ

Heatstroke killed Julie Leon on a 108-degree day. A lawsuit blames oil companies. - Mike Toth
Stung by a recent losing streak in state courts, the foundations, academics and trial lawyers behind the climate lawfare movement are now trying a new tactic: wrongful-death lawsuits against oil and gas companies based on the alleged connection between carbon emissions and weather-related deaths...
  • The leading such case, Leon v. Exxon Mobil, seeks to hold energy companies liable for the death of Julie Leon, who suffered heatstroke in her car in June 2021 after driving almost 100 miles without air conditioning on a day when temperatures hit a record-breaking 108 degrees in western Washington state...

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