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COMMONWEALTH v. EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION

SJC-13211.

489 Mass. 724 (2022)

COMMONWEALTH v. EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

May 24, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Justin A. Anderson , of the District of Columbia ( Patrick J. Conlon , of Texas, Jeremy M. Liss , of New York, & Thomas C. Frongillo also present) for the defendant.

Seth Schofield , Assistant Attorney General ( Richard A. Johnston & Christopher G. Courchesne , Assistant Attorneys General, also present) for the Commonwealth.

Edward Notis-McConarty , Jennifer Grace Miller , M. Patrick Moore , & Clinton R. Prospere , for Francis X. Bellotti & others, amici curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Lowy, Cypher, Kafker, Wendlandt, & Georges, JJ.

The Attorney General brought a civil enforcement action against Exxon Mobil Corporation (Exxon Mobil) for various alleged violations of G. L. c. 93A based on the company's communications with investors and consumers related to the impact of climate change. Exxon Mobil contended that the action was motivated by its "petitioning" activity...

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