California bill would hold oil and gas companies liable for climate change-fueled damage
A bill introduced in California’s state Legislature would make fossil fuel companies legally liable for damages from climate change, similar to current law holding utilities liable for fires started by their equipment.
California Bill Would Allow Wildfire Victims to Sue Oil Companies ‘Responsible’ for Climate Change
Opponents say the bill’s authors are scapegoating the fossil fuel industry for ‘complicated’ weather-related disasters caused by a variety of factors.
California bill would let insurers sue oil companies to avoid raising rates
California lawmakers introduced a first-in-the-nation bill Monday to create a clear legal pathway for individuals and insurance companies to sue oil companies for damages after fires like the ones that destroyed whole neighborhoods in Los Angeles this month.
California Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Let Residents Sue Fossil Fuel Companies for Damages After ‘Climate Disasters’
Oil industry officials say the bill is ‘nothing more than a political opportunity. We need real solutions to help victims in the wake of this tragedy,
California bill would let insurers, policyholders sue Big Oil for climate disasters
State Sen. Scott Wiener has introduced a bill that would create a pathway for Californians affected by fires, floods and other climate disasters to sue fossil fuel companies for damages. The bill would also let insurers do the same to recover costs.
California lawmakers seek to hold oil companies accountable for natural disasters
California's bill aims to alleviate the financial burdens on victims of such disasters and insurance companies by allowing them to sue the oil industry to recoup their losses.
This California bill would let victims, insurance companies sue Big Oil for disaster damages
A bill that would allow victims and insurance companies to seek damages in court from fossil fuel companies after weather disasters was introduced Monday in the state legislature by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, in an effort to address California’s home insurance crisis.
California lawmakers want oil companies to be liable for natural disasters
Two Democratic California state senators on Monday will announce a proposal allowing the victims of natural disasters and insurance companies to sue the oil industry for damages based on their impact on the environment.
California considering bill that would allow wildfire victims to sue oil companies for damages caused by climate change
California State Senator Scott Wiener says that the oil industry should be liable in a natural disaster because oil companies intentionally deceived the public about the risk of fossil fuels.
California lawmakers propose making oil companies liable for wildfires, payouts
California lawmakers proposed making fossil fuel companies liable for natural disasters by allowing natural disaster victims and insurance companies to sue them due to their alleged impact on the environment.
California Politicians Now Want Oil Companies, Not Insurers, To Subsidize People Living in Wildfire Zones
For decades, California's byzantine insurance regulations effectively forced insurers to subsidize people living in wildfire-prone areas. With the recent ...
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California Dems Want To Sue Big Oil For Horrific LA Fires
Two California Democrats unveiled a bill Monday that they said would allow insurers and policyholders affected by the Los ...