New York City sues Shell, ExxonMobil and other oil companies over climate change
The New York City government is suing the world’s five largest publicly traded oil companies, seeking to hold them responsible for present and future damage to the city from climate change.
Lawsuits of this type have been tried before and failed using Federal law. The NYC lawsuit differs in that it uses State law, yet untried. The court will need to decide if climate-change is real, it's causes and ultimately who is responsible?
