Environment Texas Citizen Lobby, Inc. v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

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Merits Stage

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Fifth Circuit (1) to revisit, in light of new Supreme Court case law, plaintiffs’ standing to assert Clean Air Act citizen-suit claims and (2) to reject district court’s approach to setting penalty

July 14, 2021

Click here to view the coalition amicus brief. Aaron M. Streett, Matthew Kuryla, Laura Williams, and Elisabeth C. Buttler of Baker Botts L.L.P. and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber. Previously, the U.S. Chamber filed two coalition amicus briefs in this case.

Fifth Circuit reverses and remands penalty award in citizen suit brought under the Clean Air Act, holding plaintiffs failed to sufficiently establish Article III standing

July 29, 2020

Click here to view the opinion.

U.S. Chamber files coalition brief arguing Fifth Circuit should reverse penalty award in citizen suit brought under Clean Air Act on Article III standing and cost-benefit grounds

January 19, 2018

Click here to view the coalition brief filed by the U.S. Chamber, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, BCCA Appeal Group, National Association of Manufacturers, Texas Association of Business, Texas Chemical Council, and Texas Oil & Gas Association. Aaron M. Streett and Matthew Kuryla of Baker Botts L.L.P. served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.

Case Documents

U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief, 1.19.2018 -- Environment Texas Citizen Lobby, Inc. v. Exxon Mobil Corp. (Fifth Circuit).pdf

Opinion -- Environment Texas Citizen Lobby, Inc. v. Exxon Mobil Corp. (Fifth Circuit).pdf

U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief, 7.14.2021 -- Environment Texas Citizen Lobby, Inc. v. Exxon Mobil Corp. (Fifth Circuit).pdf