Imagine, for a moment, if the entire population of New Orleans brought suit against Peabody, Arch Coal, and
ExxonMobil as a class action for their part emitting CO2 that «created» Hurricane Katrina, or all the families who lost family members in Katrina charged the companies with wrongful death lawsuits.
Given the sheer amount of hazardous and toxic substances released to air, water, and land over such a large area along the Texas coast, it is reasonable to expect that
ExxonMobil, along with other oil and gas companies affected by Harvey, will be named
as defendants in a
class -
action suit for failing to take proper precautions to prevent these releases.
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