Major oil companies face first climate death lawsuit Major oil companies face first 'climate death' lawsuit Stuart Braun 06 18 2025 June 18, 2025 A US complaint against oil and gas giants including BP and Shell claims they fueled the extreme heat
Big Oil Faces First Wrongful Death Lawsuit Tied To Climate . . . The daughter of a woman who was killed by extreme heat during the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat dome has filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against major oil companies claiming they should be held responsible for her death
Oil companies face first-ever wrongful death lawsuit over . . . Leon also claimed that climate change driven by oil companies was primarily responsible for the Pacific Northwest “heat dome,” a historic and unprecedented weather event that caused her mother’s death “Julie is a victim of defendants’ conduct Her lifespan is a bridge between cause and effect,” Leon stated in her lawsuit
Big Oil Gets Slapped With Its First Wrongful Death Lawsuit First responders administered CPR and attempted other lifesaving measures, but they could not revive her Her official cause of death was recorded as hyperthermia — overheating of the body
Big Oil Faces First-Ever Lawsuit Over a Person’s Death in a . . . These same Big Oil companies are already facing climate fraud and damages lawsuits from dozens of state and local governments — and a growing number of those cases are moving toward trial This latest case — the first filed on behalf of an individual climate victim — is another step toward accountability ”
Oil companies are facing the first-ever climate change . . . In what could become a landmark case for climate accountability, a Washington state woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit believed to be the first of its kind against major oil companies