While this is probably a legitimate lawsuit, there is about a 0% chance of big oil being found culpable for anything.
this post was submitted on 30 May 2025
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If the oil companies win, does this set legal president that they shouldn't be held accountable?
No,it just means that the plaintiff failed to make their case.
I hope this gets a trial and juries start really putting the screws to big oil corps. They’ve well and truly fucked us all just so they have more money than they could ever spend and should be dragged out and put down for this—preferably through legal channels to set precedent and keep the ball rolling.
Nah, nothing will come from this.
Cynical? Hell yeah.
Realistic? Hell yeah.
First off this is trump country now, so if you for even a second think that oil companies will be troubled by any of this then I have a bridge to sell you.
Second off: climate change isn't new. We knew about it since the late 1800's at least and so far shit all has been done about it. We've seen countless devastating effects and shit had been done.
Do you think a single death will change anything? Come on, get real
Couldn’t agree any harder
The judge who throws this out will be our next Supreme Court Justice. Someone will crack.