 U.S. judge throws out state global-warming suit against automakers
(San Francisco Chronicle: Tue, 18 Sep) A federal judge in San Francisco has thrown out a lawsuit that the state attorney general filed against the six largest automakers, in what had been billed as a novel attempt to hold the companies financially liable for global warming. The suit alleged that...
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 Federal Judge Tosses California's Global Warming Suit
(Law.com: Tue, 18 Sep) A federal judge has dismissed California's global warming lawsuit against six automakers, saying the issues raised in the nuisance claim should be addressed by lawmakers and not the court. The state's first-of-its-kind lawsuit, filed by then-California Attorney General Bill Lockyer a year ago, sought to hold Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Nissan and Toyota liable for the environmental ...
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 U.S. judge kills Calif. suit citing car makers for global warming
(USA Today: Mon, 17 Sep) California's landmark lawsuit seeking to hold automakers responsible for global warming was dismissed today by a federal judge in San Francisco, who also said that keeping the challenge alive would threaten U.S. foreign policy. In a rebuff to Attorney General...
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