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Puerto Rico municipalities seek revival of hurricane damages case against oil majors

Published 16:40 on April 15, 2026 / Last updated at 16:40 on April 15, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Net Zero Transition (Litigation)

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More than three dozen municipalities in Puerto Rico told a federal appeals court on Monday that their claims against major fossil-fuel companies over hurricane damages are timely because an alleged decades-long campaign to obscure climate science delayed discovery of the facts needed to sue.
More than three dozen municipalities in Puerto Rico told a federal appeals court on Monday that their claims against major fossil-fuel companies over hurricane damages are timely because an alleged decades-long campaign to obscure climate science delayed discovery of the facts needed to sue.


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