Seattle woman brings first-ever wrongful death lawsuit against big oil

May 29, 2025 - 16:00
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Seattle woman brings first-ever wrongful death lawsuit against big oil

Misti Leon argues fossil fuel companies’ climate negligence caused her mother’s death during a heatwave

A Seattle woman has brought the first-ever wrongful death lawsuit against big oil, claiming fossil fuel companies’ climate negligence caused her mother’s death during a major heatwave.

Juliana Leon died of hyperthermia at age 65 during the 2021 Pacific north-west heat dome – an event that killed nearly 200 people, and which meteorologists say would have been “virtually impossible” without human-caused global warming. Continue reading...

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