GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Michigan Attorney General Nessel against some of the biggest oil companies in the world over climate harms and energy prices.
The suit took a novel approach to litigation focused on climate change by using antitrust law to allege Big Oil conspired as a “cartel” to keep a grip on the market and suppress competition from renewable energy and electric vehicles.
But U.S. District Judge Jane Beckering in Grand Rapids rejected the claims in a 25-page ruling, offering a victory for defendants BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Shell and the industry trade group American Petroleum Institute…