King County v. BP p.l.c.

King County in Washington State brought a public nuisance suit against fossil fuel companies seeking funding of climate change adaptation program. This case is one of the U.S. local government cases against the fossil fuel industry in pursuit of damages associated with the cost of adapting to climate change.

The case has been stayed since 2018 while awaiting the Ninth Circuit Court's decision in City of Oakland v. BP p.l.c..

Status
The case is currently stayed pending either a response to the writ of certiorari in the City of Oakland v. BP p.l.c. case or a ruling by the Supreme Court in the Baltimore v. BP case.

Links

 * Sabin Center Database