Case Updates
Minnesota Court of Appeals denies petitions for discretionary review to decide whether federal law displaces purported state-law claims for effects of global climate change
April 22, 2025
In its motions for leave to file amicus briefs urging that review be granted, the U.S. Chamber emphasized that federal common law governs claims based on climate change, and that there is no state law to apply to such claims.
U.S. Chamber submits amicus briefs urging Minnesota Court of Appeals to grant petitions for discretionary review to decide whether federal law displaces purported state-law claims for effects of global climate change
March 18, 2025
William M. Jay, Christopher J.C. Herbert, and Sylvia Ewald of Goodwin Procter LLP served as outside counsel.