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Jenner & Block: U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit Dismisses Climate Change Appeal in Comer v. Murphy Oil, For Lack of Quorum
Posted on 9 Jun 2010 by Gabrielle Sigel

By Gabrielle Sigel, Partner, Jenner & Block LLP “The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently issued an order in Comer v. Murphy Oil USA , dismissing the appeal of this climate change nuisance case involving the effects... Read More

Tags: political question , dismissal , Climate Change , standing , common law nuisance , quorum , en banc , global warming , appeal

Fifth Circuit Dismisses Comer v. Murphy Oil — A Victory for Industry In Climate Change Tort Litigation?
Posted on 1 Jun 2010 by Douglas A. Henderson

By Douglas A. Henderson, Partner, Troutman Sanders LLP On May 28, 2010, in a startling decision in perhaps the most important and certainly the most topsy-turvy climate change tort case against the utility, chemical, and oil and gas industry, the... Read More

Tags: political question , carbon dioxide , Climate Change , standing , quorum , hurricanes , greenhouse gases , en banc , global warming , recusal

5th Circuit Dismisses Global Warming Appeal
Posted on 1 Jun 2010 by Samantha Drake

NEW ORLEANS — A divided en banc Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 28 dismissed the appeal of a panel decision that Mississippi residents have standing to sue the oil, coal and energy companies for releasing greenhouse gas emissions that... Read More

Tags: ocean temperatures , Climate Change , standing , quorum , hurricanes , energy producers , greenhouse gases , en banc , global warming , recusal