Big Oil Wants Puerto Rico's $1 Billion Climate Deception Case to go Federal
Chevron filed a notice of removal to remand the Puerto Rican Department of Justice's $1 billion climate deception lawsuit to federal court, which could provide a more "industry-friendly" forum for the fossil fuel industry.
The Puerto Rican Department of Justice sued Big Oil in state court to the tune of a billion dollars to hold them accountable for their product’s role in worsening the climate crisis and fueling climate disasters that have decimated the archipelago. However, Chevron filed a notice of removal that relies on deep ties between the fossil fuel industry and the United States military, as well as two Puerto Rican climate RICO lawsuits, to move the lawsuit to federal court.
