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Major U.S. Government Report Acknowledges That People Cause Climate Change

William A. Ruskin's Toxic Tort Litigtion Blog Posted on November 3, 2017 by William A. RuskinNovember 3, 2017

On November 3, 2017, the United States issued an exhaustive scientific report, titled the “Climate Science Special Report”, which acknowledges that human activity is a major cause of the temperature rise that has occurred over the past century.  The climate science report is part of a Congressionally mandated review that occurs every four years known as the National Climate Assessment.  The National Climate Assessment represents the findings and analyses of hundreds of experts and scientists from federal agencies, national laboratories, universities, and the private sector. The final work product was peer reviewed by the National Academy of Sciences. The National Oceanic and … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change Litigation | Tagged Christopher Field, clean energy, climate change, Department of Defense, global warming, National Climate Assessment, Paris accord, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, U.S. Army | Leave a reply

Using Public Nuisance Law To Effect A Political Outcome

William A. Ruskin's Toxic Tort Litigtion Blog Posted on October 10, 2017 by William A. RuskinOctober 10, 2017

The classic definition of public nuisance is “an unreasonable interference with right common to the general public” Camden County Bd. of Chosen Freeholders v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp., 273 F.3d 536, 539 (3d Cir.2001).  However, the utilization of public nuisance  theories in non-traditional product liability and environmental litigation, if given sustenance by the courts, threatens to generate multi-billion dollar exposure for corporate defendants. Remarkably, in many public nuisance cases, the defendant’s conduct  was proper and the product lawfully marketed and sold. It is partly for this reason that public nuisance has been described by various legal scholars and commentators as a “wilderness of law”, “an impenetrable … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Nuisance | Tagged aggregative torts, Connecticut v. American Elec. Power, global warming, interference with a public right, Joseph F. Speelman, native village of kivaluna v. Exxon Mobil, Professor James A. Henderson, public nuisance | 1 Reply

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