Exxon Takes Connecticut Climate Case Spat to Appeals Court

摘要

The oil giant filed a notice of appeal Tuesday, taking aim at a June 2 order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut that allowed Connecticut to pursue its climatedeception case against Exxon in state court.1. Connecticut filed suit last year, accusing Exxon of violating a state consumer protection law by allegedly misleading the public about the role fossil fuels play in driving climate change.2. Exxon moved the litigation to federal court, which is considered more favorable for corporate defendants, but a federal judge tossed it back to state court.3. The procedural fight over the proper venue for the case will now head to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The appeal hasn’t been docketed yet.