The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday sided with oil companies, including Chevron , in their effort to have lawsuits by Louisiana officials seeking to hold them responsible for harming the state's coastal ...

The Supreme Court handed a win Friday to oil and gas companies fighting lawsuits over coastal land loss and environmental degradation in Louisiana. The unanimous procedural decision gives the ...

The companies had asked the justices to clear the way to move environmental lawsuits out of state courts, to friendlier federal venues. By Abbie VanSickle Reporting from Washington The Supreme Court ...

The decision puts into question a $745 million judgment against Chevron to help restore coastal wetlands in Louisiana that were damaged as long ago as World War II.

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Supreme Court justices’ unanimously ruled in favor of the oil and gas companies Friday, finding that an environmental lawsuit against it should be fought in federal court.

The Supreme Court's decision enables Chevron to an environmental lawsuit from state to federal court, citing its WWII-era federal contracts. The decision could delay payouts to Louisiana, as federal ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. The Supreme Court on Friday sent a lawsuit seeking to hold oil and gas companies liable for damage to the Louisiana coast back ...

You might know Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, for ’60’s political boss-segregationist Leander Perez. or maybe for its role in launching Huey ...