A few homes remain intact in a neighborhood destroyed by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles on Jan. 15. Photo: Jill Connelly/BloombergBill Would Allow Californians to Sue Big Oil for Climate-Linked Wildfires, Floods
A Western States Petroleum Association executive accused the bill's author of trying to score political points in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires.
January 27, 2025 at 08:59 PM
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California legislation introduced Monday would give victims of natural disasters a private right of action to sue oil and gas companies for related climate change damages, a legal avenue that the bill's author said is needed following the devastating Los Angeles fires.
SB 222 by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, would also create a direct cause of action for insurers to recover their coverage payouts fhrom fossil fuel producers. Additionally, the bill calls on the administrators of California's insurance-of-last-resort program, the FAIR plan, to sue Big Oil for claims payments submitted by customers if an expert determines the benefits of such litigation would outweigh the costs.
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