US Woman Sues Big Oil Over 2021 Heat Dome Death
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A woman has filed the first wrongful death lawsuit against major oil companies, accusing them of climate negligence that contributed to her mother's death during the 2021 Pacific Northwest heatwave, highlighting a new legal approach to holding fossil fuel companies accountable for climate-related fatalities.
- US woman brings first-ever wrongful death lawsuit against big oil The Guardian
- Oil Companies Are Sued Over Death of Woman in 2021 Heat Wave The New York Times
- Wrongful death lawsuit says Big Oil contributed to heat wave and woman’s death AP News
- Daughter of Ferndale woman who died from 2021 heat dome suing Big Oil Cascadia Daily News
- Historic lawsuit filed against big oil companies for Washington mother’s heat dome death KOIN.com
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