After Losing a Climate Case in a Louisiana Courtroom, Chevron Wants a Change of Venue - Inside Climate News
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A jury in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, thought it had put the issue to rest. In April 2025, after an 18-day trial, the group of south Louisianans awarded two coastal parish governments $744.6 million in damages, finding that Chevron had contributed to the decline of the state’s shoreline and wetlands.  In the face of that landmark […]

Lawyers for the oil giant argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that the matter belongs in federal court. But the heavily Republican state responded that a $744.6 million jury award in state court should stand.

By Lee Hedgepeth

A jury in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, thought it had put the issue to rest.

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