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 areas moved out of the Bayou State's courthouses and into ​federal court.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday handed oil and gas companies a significant procedural win in Louisiana’s long-running coastal damage litigation, ruling unanimously that certain lawsuits can be moved from state to federal court. The decision comes a year ...

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 agreed on Friday that energy companies facing lawsuits ...

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 case came to the justices after a Louisiana state ...

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 to the federal courts. Several Louisiana parishes ...

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 courts might opt for lower damages or dismissals.