Maine climate lawsuit to remain in state court

MAINE PUBLIC • September 30, 2025

Maine's lawsuit against giant oil companies for allegedly concealing the climate damage of their products will be continued in state court after a judge rejected companies' attempts to move it to a federal venue. In a Sept. 29 ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Torresen said defendants including Chevron and Exxon-Mobil were rehashing the same arguments used for years in attempts to move similar lawsuits out of state court to a more favorable federal jurisdiction. Moreover, the companies should have to pay Maine's costs for the "improper" legal detour into federal court, Torresen added.