ELR Citation: 54 ELR 20021
No(s). 2:21-cv-260 (D. Vt. Feb 6, 2024) (Sessions, J.)

A district court granted the state of Vermont's motion to remand to state court a climate misinformation suit brought against fossil fuel companies. The state initially sued in state court, arguing the companies violated the Vermont Consumer Protection Act by failing to inform consumers about the impacts of fossil fuel products on climate change. The companies removed the suit to federal court, and Vermont moved to remand. The court found the state's complaint did not assert any federal cause of action, but rather invoked Vermont's consumer protection law, and that there was no diversity of citizenship. It granted the motion to remand.