“I hope this decision will encourage Exxon to end their scorched earth campaign,” she said. Exxon Mobil has lost its legal action to prevent Massachusetts law enforcement authorities from accessing records relating to their investigation into whether the company concealed its knowledge of the role of fossil fuels in causing climate change. The US District Court for Massachusetts, which is hearing Exxon Exxon had argued that as it is incorporated in Texas and New Jersey, Massachusetts authorities had no jurisdiction, but the judge ruled they must hand over the relevant documents.
Exxon Mobil has lost its legal action to prevent Massachusetts law enforcement authorities from accessing records relating to their investigation into whether the company concealed its knowledge of the role of fossil fuels in causing climate change. The US District Court for Massachusetts, which is hearing Exxon Exxon had argued that as it is incorporated in Texas and New Jersey, Massachusetts authorities had no jurisdiction, but the judge ruled they must hand over the relevant documents.