Will the Supreme Court Create More Barriers to Climate Litigation? Analyzing Suncor v. Boulder Oral Arguments | Stanford Law School

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument on Monday in Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, a case involving an effort by the city and county of Boulder, Colorado, to hold fossil-fuel companies accountable for the damage caused by years of public deception about their products’ contribution to climate change. This case is just one of dozens of similar suits, none of which has yet proceeded to trial due to venue disputes and other procedural wrangling. As SLS Professor Matthew Sanders explained in a recent ABA Trends article, these suits allege an array of state common-law claims like public and private nuisance, trespass, product liability, negligence, failure to warn, and deceptive marketing.

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