The Texas Supreme Court denied Exxon Mobil Corporation’s petition for review of an intermediate appellate court’s decision that held that Texas courts did not have personal jurisdiction over California municipalities and municipal officials and an attorney who originally represented San Francisco and Oakland in their climate lawsuits against fossil fuel companies. Exxon sought pre-suit discovery against these parties to determine whether the lawsuits were brought “to suppress the Texas energy sector’s Texas-based speech and associational activities regarding climate change and to gain access to documents that Exxon keeps in Texas.” The lower appellate court found that the parties lacked the requisite minimum contacts with Texas to be subject to personal jurisdiction.

Exxon Mobil Corporation petition seeking pre-suit depositions and documents in anticipation of potential claims of abuse of process, conspiracy, infringement of Exxon's rights in connection with California municipalities' climate change lawsuits.

Exxon Mobil Corp. v. City of San Francisco

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Texas Supreme Court Denied Exxon’s Request to Review Finding of No Personal Jurisdiction Over California Municipal Plaintiffs in Climate Cases

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Texas Supreme Court Denied Exxon’s Request to Review Finding of No Personal Jurisdiction Over California Municipal Plaintiffs in Climate Cases

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