AUSTIN - Because of a lack of contacts within the state, Texas courts lack jurisdiction over the California municipalities bringing climate change lawsuits against oil companies, according to a merit brief filed yesterday.
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Seeger Weiss, the plaintiffs firm best known for its drug industry mass torts cases, is getting into the environmental litigation game with the addition of a three-lawyer team from Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro and a new Boston office.
Matthew Pawa will join Seeger Weiss as a partner and lead the new practice, the firm said Monday, calling him “a pioneer in the use of tort theories against polluters” and noting his role in early cases seeking to hold energy companies responsible for climate change.
Pawa has remained closely involved in climate change litigation, and he said he will continue to look for ways to hold polluters liable for environmental damage.