specinho + 496 13 hours ago (edited) 1 hour ago, notsonice said: Oil companies are counter-suing the states ...????? good luck with discovery ....You do understand when you sue or counter sue you are subject to discovery....... and the last thing an oil company wants is to have to open up all of there internal studies , notes etc to discovery Just a question when did you move to the US and learn about how the US legal system works????? because the recent Supreme court decision did not go in favor with the Oil companies at all..... this ruling was a show stopper.......it has left the Oil companies with no legal path to end the lawsuits Reuters US Supreme Court nixes challenge to state climate suits against oil firms The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday a bid by 19 Republican-led states led by Alabama to block five Democratic-led states from pursuing... . 2 days ago They will be well prepared to dodge it if they have decided to do so. What if, suing a country or such becomes the next trend of life? E.g. Sulu suing a country for long overdue billions of rental over a state..... - 2 states suing the central government of the same country for long overdue oil income - __________ requesting billions of compensation from the same country for cancelling a project signed - ___________ suing a country for its low quality but arrogant human capital produced that causes loss to companies Things are getting interesting when ideas meet money power that makes things happen...... Joke from the net: "What do you do for a living?" "I drink coffee and do my best." Edited 13 hours ago by specinho Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turbguy + 1,569 8 minutes ago (edited) 13 hours ago, specinho said: They will be well prepared to dodge it if they have decided to do so. What if, suing a country or such becomes the next trend of life? E.g. Sulu suing a country for long overdue billions of rental over a state..... - 2 states suing the central government of the same country for long overdue oil income - __________ requesting billions of compensation from the same country for cancelling a project signed - ___________ suing a country for its low quality but arrogant human capital produced that causes loss to companies Things are getting interesting when ideas meet money power that makes things happen...... That's what tariffs are for... No court required. BTW, petroleum companies steal from Native American reservations, bypassing metering, They sue to recoup lost revenue. It doesn't make much news. Then, there's Climate Change lawsuits. THAT IS one sovereign entity suing in another sovereign entity! https://climatecasechart.com/case/makah-indian-tribe-v-exxon-mobil-corp/#:~:text=On December 20%2C 2023%2C two,Washington Superior Court alleging that Edited just now by turbguy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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