Climate counsel aims for tobacco-level attorney fees
When the U.S. Supreme Court begins arguments in a high-profile case testing whether state and local governments can sue oil companies over climate change, the lawyer at the podium won’t be from the county — and climate counsel is seeking attorney fees comparable to those awarded in tobacco cases.
Starting Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that tests whether state and local governments can sue oil companies over climate change. The lawyer presenting arguments will not be a county attorney, and climate counsel is pursuing attorney fees similar to those granted in tobacco litigation.