California Politicians Now Want Oil Companies, Not Insurers, To Subsidize People Living in Wildfire Zones
For decades, California's byzantine insurance regulations effectively forced insurers to subsidize people living in wildfire-prone areas. With the recent devastating wildfires in Los Angeles exposing the state's already in-crisis property insurance industry to tens of billions in losses,
California Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Let Residents Sue Fossil Fuel Companies for Damages After ‘Climate Disasters’
Oil industry officials say the bill is ‘nothing more than a political opportunity. We need real solutions to help victims in the wake of this tragedy,
California bill would let victims sue oil companies for damages in natural disasters
The Affordable Insurance and Climate Recovery Act would allow victims, insurance companies to sue fossil fuel industry for damages.
California Bill Would Allow Wildfire Victims to Sue Oil Companies ‘Responsible’ for Climate Change
Opponents say the bill’s authors are scapegoating the fossil fuel industry for ‘complicated’ weather-related disasters caused by a variety of factors.
California bill would let insurers sue oil companies to avoid raising rates
California lawmakers introduced a first-in-the-nation bill Monday to create a clear legal pathway for individuals and insurance companies to sue oil companies for damages after fires like the ones that destroyed whole neighborhoods in Los Angeles this month.
California lawmakers want oil companies to be liable for natural disasters
Two Democratic California state senators on Monday will announce a proposal allowing the victims of natural disasters and insurance companies to sue the oil industry for damages based on their impact on the environment.
California considering bill that would allow wildfire victims to sue oil companies for damages caused by climate change
California State Senator Scott Wiener says that the oil industry should be liable in a natural disaster because oil companies intentionally deceived the public about the risk of fossil fuels.
California lawmakers propose making oil companies liable for wildfires, payouts
California lawmakers proposed making fossil fuel companies liable for natural disasters by allowing natural disaster victims and insurance companies to sue them due to their alleged impact on the environment.
California bill would hold oil and gas companies liable for climate change-fueled damage
A bill introduced in California’s state Legislature would make fossil fuel companies legally liable for damages from climate change, similar to current law holding utilities liable for fires
California legislation would allow victims to sue oil and gas companies over disasters
California lawmakers propose legislation that could allow vicims of the devastating Southern California wildfires to sue oil ...
California lawmakers seek to hold oil companies accountable for natural disasters
California's bill aims to alleviate the financial burdens on victims of such disasters and insurance companies by allowing ...
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California Dems Want To Sue Big Oil For Horrific LA Fires
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California's (Sorta) Rationalist Death Cult
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As RFK eyes fluoride in water, California bill would make kids’ dental treatment covered
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Senate Bill 222 must be defeated in the Legislature
Scott Weiner, D-San Francisco, Senate Bill 222 would let individual persons or insurance companies sue“ a party responsible for a climate disaster or extreme weather or other events,” meaning oil ...