Comer
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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Petition to Consider Comer GHG Nuisance Decision
On January 11, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the petition for a writ of mandamus filed by the plaintiffs in Comer v. Murphy Oil U.S.A., a climate change common law case with an unusual procedural outcome in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. In re Comer, et al., No. 10-294 (docketed Aug. 30, 2010).… Continue reading
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Fifth Circuit Dismisses Hurricane Katrina Climate Change Appeal
On May 28, 2010, in Comer v. Murphy Oil U.S.A, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order dismissing the appeal of a climate change nuisance case involving the effects of Hurricane Katrina. Comer v. Murphy 5th Cir. Order May 26 2010. Continue reading