RHODE ISLAND v. SHELL OIL PRODUCTS CO., L.L.C.

No. 19-1818.

35 F.4th 44 (2022)

State of RHODE ISLAND, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. SHELL OIL PRODUCTS CO., L.L.C.; Chevron Corp.; Chevron USA, INC.; Exxonmobil Corp.; BP, PLC; BP America, Inc.; BP Products North America, Inc.; Royal Dutch Shell P.L.C.; Motiva Enterprises, L.L.C.; Citgo Petroleum Corp.; Conocophillips; Conocophillips Co.; Phillips 66; Marathon Oil Co.; Marathon Petroleum Corp.; Marathon Petroleum Co., L.P.; Speedway, L.L.C.; Hess Corp.; Lukoil Pan Americas L.L.C.; and Does 1-100, Defendants, Appellants, Getty Petroleum Marketing, Inc. Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

May 23, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. , Thomas G. Hungar , Anne Champion , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Gerald J. Petros , Robin L. Main , Ryan M. Gainor , Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, Neal S. Manne , Susman Godfrey LLP, John A. Tarantino , Patricia K. Rocha , Nicole J. Benjamin , Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C., Nancy G. Milburn , Matthew T. Heartney , Jonathan W. Hughes , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Matthew T. Oliverio , Oliverio & Marcaccio LLP, Theodore V. Wells, Jr. , Daniel J. Toal , Jaren Janghorbani , Kannon Shanmugam , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, Garrison LLP, Jeffrey S. Brenner , Nixon Peabody LLP, David C. Frederick , Grace W. Knofczynski , Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Daniel B. Levin , John E. Bulman , Stephen J. MacGillivray , Pierce Atwood LLP, Nathan P. Eimer , Pamela R. Hanebutt , Lisa S. Meyer , Raphael Janove , Ryan J. Walsh , Eimer Stahl LLP, Michael J. Colucci , Olenn & Penza, LLP, Sean C. Grimsley , Jameson R. Jones , Daniel R. Brody , Bartlit Beck LLP, Robert G. Flanders, Jr. , Timothy K. Baldwin , Whelan, Corrente & Flanders, LLP, Steven M. Bauer , Margaret A. Tough , Latham & Watkins LLP, Shannon S. Broome , Shawn Patrick Regan , Ann Marie Mortimer , Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Jeffrey B. Pine , Patrick C. Lynch , Lynch & Pine, Jason C. Preciphs , Roberts, Carroll, Feldstein & Peirce, Inc., J. Scott Janoe , Megan Berge , Baker Botts L.L.P., Lauren Motola-Davis , Samuel A. Kennedy-Smith , Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Tracie J. Renfroe , Oliver Peter Thoma , King & Spaulding LLP, Stephen M. Prignano , McIntyre Tate LLP, James Stengel , Robert Reznick , and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP, on supplemental brief for appellants.

Victor M. Sher , Matthew K. Edling , Sher Edling LLP, and Neil F.X. Kelly , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, on supplemental brief for appellee.

Andrew R. Varcoe , Stephanie A. Maloney , U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, William M. Jay , Andrew Kim , and Goodwin Procter LLP, on supplemental brief for The Chamber of Commerce of The United States of America, amicus curiae.

Linda E. Kelly , Patrick Hedren , Erica Klenicki , Manufacturers' Center for Legal Action, Philip S. Goldberg , Christopher E. Appel , and Shook Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., on supplemental brief for The National Association of Manufacturers, Energy Marketers of America, and The National Association of Convenience Stores, amici curiae.

Steve Marshall , Attorney General of Alabama, Treg Taylor , Attorney General of Alaska, Leslie Rutledge , Attorney General of Arkansas, Christopher Charr , Attorney General of Georgia, Theodore E. Rokita , Attorney General of Indiana, Thomas M. Fisher , Solicitor General, Kian J. Hudson , Deputy Solicitor General, Julia C. Payne , Deputy Attorney General, Derek Schmidt , Attorney General of Kansas, Daniel Cameron , Attorney General of Kentucky, Jeff Landry , Attorney General of Louisiana, Lynn Fitch , Attorney General of Mississippi, Austin Knudsen , Attorney General of Montana, Doug Peterson , Attorney General of Nebraska, Alan Wilson , Attorney General of South Carolina, Ken Paxton , Attorney General of Texas, Sean Reyes , Attorney General of Utah, and Bridget Hill , Attorney General of Wyoming, on supplemental brief for State of Alabama, State of Alaska, State of Arkansas, State of Georgia, State of Indiana, State of Kansas, Commonwealth of Kentucky, State of Louisiana, State of Mississippi, State of Montana, State of Nebraska, State of South Carolina, State of Texas, State of Utah, and State of Wyoming, amici curiae.

Robert S. Peck and Center For Constitutional Litigation, P.C., on supplemental brief for The National League of Cities, The U.S. Conference of Mayors, and The International Municipal Lawyers Association, amici curiae.

Rob Bonta , Attorney General of California, William Tong , Attorney General of Connecticut, Kathleen Jennings , Attorney General of Delaware, Clare E. Connors , Attorney General of Hawaii, Aaron M. Frey , Attorney General of Maine, Brian E. Frosh , Attorney General of Maryland, Maura Healey , Attorney General of Massachusetts, Seth Schofield , Senior Appellate Counsel, Keith Ellison , Attorney General of Minnesota, Leigh Currie , Special Assistant Attorney General, Andrew J. Bruck , Acting Attorney General of New Jersey, Hector Balderas , Attorney General of New Mexico, Letitia James , Attorney General of New York, Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General of Oregon, Josh Shapiro , Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Thomas J. Donovan, Jr. , Attorney General of Vermont, Robert W. Ferguson , Attorney General of Washington, Joshua L. Kaul , Attorney General of Wisconsin, and Karl A. Racine , Attorney General of the District of Columbia, on supplemental brief for State of California, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Maine, State of Maryland, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Minnesota, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State of Vermont, State of Washington, State of Wisconsin, and District of Columbia, amici curiae.

Peter Huffman on supplemental brief for Natural Resources Defense Council, amicus curiae.

Kaighn Smith, Jr. , and Drummond Woodsum on supplemental brief for Scholars of Foreign Relations and Federal Courts, amici curiae.**

Before Thompson and Howard, Circuit Judges.


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