Washington D.C. – Phil Goldberg, Special Counsel for the Manufacturers’ Accountability Project, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court requesting the U.S. Solicitor General to weigh in on a bid to end the Honolulu climate suit. “Today’s order is a clear indication the Supreme Court is concerned about this litigation. There are…
Washington D.C. – Phil Goldberg, Special Counsel for the Manufacturers’ Accountability Project, issued the following statement in response to the Michigan Attorney General’s announcement that her department is seeking proposals from outside counsel to pursue a climate lawsuit. “We share AG Nessel’s desire to address the challenge of climate change, but this litigation is not the type of…
Washington D.C. – Phil Goldberg, Special Counsel for the Manufacturers’ Accountability Project, issued the following statement in response to Bucks County, Pennsylvania filing a lawsuit against manufacturers over the impacts of climate change. “We share Bucks County’s desire to address the challenge of climate change, but this litigation is not the type of action that is going to…
Washington D.C. – Phil Goldberg, Special Counsel for the Manufacturers’ Accountability Project, issued the follow statement in response to a Cert Petition urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review the merits of the Honolulu climate suit. “The U.S. Supreme Court should grant the companies’ Petition for Certiorari and review the merits of Honolulu’s claims. Regulating…
Washington, D.C. – Phil Goldberg, Special Counsel for the Manufacturers’ Accountability Project, issued the following statement in response to the City of Chicago filing a lawsuit against manufacturers over the impacts of climate change. “We share Chicago’s desire to address the challenge of climate change, but this litigation is not the type of action that is going…
Washington, D.C. – Phil Goldberg, Special Counsel for the Manufacturers’ Accountability Project, issued the following statement in response to the Delaware Superior Court’s decision on the motions to dismiss the state’s climate lawsuit. “The Delaware state court clearly recognized that regulating out of state and global greenhouse gas emissions is ‘beyond the limits’ of Delaware law….
Washington, D.C. – Phil Goldberg, Special Counsel for the Manufacturers’ Accountability Project, issued the following statement addressing the Supreme Court’s decision to not hear Minnesota’s climate suit. “The Supreme Court’s decision to not review Minnesota’s case, while unsurprising, is certainly disappointing because it will allow the creation of a patchwork of state court rulings to interfere…
Washington, D.C. — Phil Goldberg, Special Counsel for the Manufacturers’ Accountability Project, issued the following statement in response to the Makah Indian Tribe and Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe’s climate suits against manufacturers over the impacts of climate change. “We share the Makah Indian Tribe and Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe’s desire to address the generational challenge of climate change,…
Washington, D.C. — Phil Goldberg, Special Counsel for the Manufacturers’ Accountability Project, issued the following statement in response to the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations voluntary dismissal of their climate lawsuit, after a federal judge ruled it belongs in federal court. This marks the second climate case to be voluntarily dismissed, after King County,…
Washington, D.C. — Phil Goldberg, Special Counsel for the Manufacturers’ Accountability Project, issued the following statement in response to the Municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico’s lawsuit against manufacturers over the impacts of climate change: “We share San Juan’s desire to address the generational challenge of climate change, but this litigation is not the type of action that…