Exxon Mobil appeals order to turn over climate info to state
Source: Associated Press
Updated 3:43 pm, Tuesday, December 5, 2017
BOSTON (AP) — Exxon Mobil asked the state's highest court Tuesday to block an order that the company hand over documents related to a state investigation into whether it misled the public about the impact of fossil fuels on climate change.
Justin Anderson, a lawyer representing Exxon Mobil, argued before the Supreme Judicial Court that Massachusetts lacks jurisdiction because the Irving, Texas-based oil and gas giant does not have a corporate presence in the state.
In January, a lower court judge ruled in favor of Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey, who contends she has clear authority to investigate whether Exxon Mobil concealed information it knew about climate change from consumers and investors.
In court Tuesday, Anderson said Healey cannot simply target groups that take a position on climate change that she does not agree with, "and therefore issue subpoenas to individuals and entities that have no contact with the state so they can be dragged to Massachusetts and answer to her because of her disagreement."
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