"The Laws That Took Down Mobsters Are Now Being Turned Against Big Oil"
"Cities in New Jersey and Puerto Rico claim oil companies are behind a conspiracy to deceive the public." "The flood-prone city of Hoboken, New Jer...
"Cities in New Jersey and Puerto Rico claim oil companies are behind a conspiracy to deceive the public." "The flood-prone city of Hoboken, New Jersey, sued Exxon, Chevron, and other oil companies three years ago, hoping to put them on trial for deceiving the public. Like other lawsuits set in motion by 'Exxon Knew' investigations, Hoboken made the case that they breached state consumer protection laws by hiding the risks of burning fossil fuels. But the lawsuit recently took a novel twist. Hoboken's lawyers amended the complaint in late April, alleging that Big Oil had violated the state's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, known as RICO, as first reported by the accountability site ExxonKnews.