ELR Citation: 54 ELR 20075
No(s). 21-CV-4807 (VEC) (S.D.N.Y. May 8, 2024) (Caproni, J.)

A district court granted New York City's motion to remand to state court a climate deception lawsuit brought against fossil fuel companies. The city initially sued the companies in state court, arguing they violated the city's consumer protection law by misleading consumers about the impact of their products on the climate and falsely representing themselves as corporate leaders in the fight against climate change. The companies removed the suit to federal court based on federal common law, federal officer removal, federal enclave jurisdiction, diversity jurisdiction, Class Action Fairness Act, and Grable jurisdiction grounds. The court found none of these grounds justified removal, joining "the overwhelming majority of federal district and circuit courts around the country to conclude that these municipal law claims belong in state court." It granted the city's motion to remand.