Ted Frank, co-founder of the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute and director of its Center for Class Action Fairness, wrote an article in City Journal about a $745 million verdict against Chevron in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, in a case involving claims of environmental damages against the energy company.
The recent $745 million verdict against Chevron in Plaquemines Parish, in a case involving claims against the energy company for environmental damages, demonstrates how Louisiana’s coastal erosion lawsuits are a dangerous blend of legal overreach, political manipulation, and economic risk. Driven by trial attorneys exploiting a home court advantage, the cases jeopardize energy development and the broader economic health of Louisiana and the United States.
The Supreme Court should grant certiorari in Chevron v. Plaquemines Parish to correct the lower courts’ misapplication of the federal officer removal statute, curb the excesses of these lawsuits, and safeguard America’s energy future—especially under President Trump’s energy dominance agenda.
Read more at City Journal.