The Future of Climate Change Liability: A Jurisdictional Battle

*Sarah Steinberg I. Introduction On July 20, 2018, the City of Baltimore filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against twenty-six fossil fuel companies (collectively, the “defendants”).[1] The City contends that these energy companies should pay the costs associated with climate change in Baltimore.[2] The City alleged that the oil companies engagedContinue reading “The Future of Climate Change Liability: A Jurisdictional Battle”