Citing laws more commonly used against organized crime, the lawsuit argued that fossil fuel companies were responsible for devastating hurricane damage in Puerto Rico.
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She’s on a Mission From God: Suing Big Oil for Climate Damages
A lawyer started small with a creative tactic. It grew into an effort that could force fossil fuel companies to pay hundreds of billions in damages.
Hundreds Arrested in Global Sting Using App Run by F.B.I.
Global law enforcement officials revealed a three-year operation in which they said they had intercepted over 20 million messages. Hundreds of arrests were made in more than a dozen countries.
U.K. Coronavirus Testing Shortage Lures Profiteers and Con Artists
Private labs, clinics and opportunistic go-betweens have been snapping up diagnostic kits, often selling them at steep markups.