The Hill: Across the country, the jobs of manufacturing workers are being threatened by trial attorneys and politicians targeting manufacturers with baseless lawsuits based on the legal theory of “public nuisance,” attempting to hold manufacturers responsible for harms that are often far outside of their control. While trial lawyers have pursued such lawsuits for years, ….
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Since 2015 a number of lawsuits and legal investigations have targeted energy manufacturers seeking to impose liability for the impacts of climate change. Acting New York State Attorney General Barbara Underwood recently brought a dubious lawsuit under the Martin Act. This expansive New York state law is traditionally used to investigate financial crimes, yet the Acting ….
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Washington, D.C. – In response to the public nuisance lawsuit filed against manufacturers by the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations in California State Superior Court in San Francisco, Manufacturers’ Accountability Project (MAP) Executive Director Lindsey de la Torre released the following statement: “Over the past year and a half, we have seen this very ….
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Since officially beginning one year ago, the Manufacturers’ Accountability Project (MAP) has tallied a series of wins in its campaign to push back on the baseless public nuisance lawsuits being filed against manufacturers all across the country. From exposing the legal flaws in these lawsuits at events across the country to seeing these suits dismissed ….
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Municipalities across the country are bringing public nuisance lawsuits against manufacturers, seeking to win major paydays by holding them liable for perfectly legal business conduct and operations. Many sectors and companies have found themselves the target of this baseless litigation, from paint companies to energy manufacturers. In all instances, the claims are meritless and represent nothing more than ….
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The Manufacturers’ Accountability Project (MAP) launched the first episode of its new podcast series, “The Legal Landscape.” The three-part series is hosted by the MAP’s Executive Director Lindsey de la Torre, and each episode features a different guest who will provide in-depth insight into the baseless public nuisance lawsuits that have been filed against manufacturers. ….
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Following Acting New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood’s baseless lawsuit against ExxonMobil, a number of scholars and news outlets highlighted the absurdity of Underwood’s actions. Key highlights include: New York University Law Professor Richard Epstein authored a Forbes column analyzing Underwood’s meritless suit and explained why it should be dismissed. The Wall Street Journal Editorial ….
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today in Boston, Manufacturers’ Accountability Project (MAP) Executive Director Lindsey de la Torre moderated a panel discussion hosted by the Federalist Society titled “Public Nuisance, Climate Change and Municipal Litigation.” The conversation focused on the growing trend of public nuisance litigation being filed against manufacturers by municipalities and states across the country. Panelists ….
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The cities of Boulder and Baltimore are both pursuing baseless lawsuits against manufacturers, and along with their profit-seeking trial attorneys, they know that they are unlikely to succeed in federal court. So, they are pushing to have the cases heard in state courts. Manufacturers are fighting back to keep the cases where they belong—in federal ….
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Baseless public nuisance litigation targeting manufacturers has motivated a mayor in California to speak out in a recent op-ed, noting that the same law firm—Hagens Berman—is orchestrating these profit-motivated lawsuits. Mike Posey, mayor of Huntington Beach, California, recently authored a California Political Review op-ed highlighting his participation at a roundtable in Orange County hosted by ….
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