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Environmental Bad Guys Sued over Katrina Property Damage

October 20th, 2009. By LucyC

Climate change litigation. Ever heard of it? If not, brace yourself, it’s coming to a courtroom near you in the not too distant future. 

A decision handed down October 16th 2009 by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reversed an earlier decision by a lower federal court which will allow a class action over property damage to proceed on environmental grounds. Yes, you read that correctly. 

So here’s the short version. Fourteen people who suffered property damage during Hurricane Katrina decided to launch a class action against the companies, namely Murphy Oil USA, they feel contributed to the severity of Katrina. The thinking goes that these companies’ emissions contributed to the greenhouse effect—which in turn paved the way for Read the rest of this entry »

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