State Court Clears Connecticut’s Greenwashing Suit Against Exxon

A Connecticut state court recently denied Exxon Mobile Corp.’s motion to strike the Connecticut attorney general’s lawsuit, allowing all the state’s consumer protection claims regarding Exxon’s alleged greenwashing to proceed. The lawsuit, originally filed in 2020, alleges that Exxon violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA) by misleading consumers about the climate impacts of…