Post by Logan on Jun 19, 2016 0:06:53 GMT -6
ExxonMobil sues Attorney General Maura Healey over climate fraud probe
ExxonMobil has sued Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey over her investigation into whether the energy giant lied about climate change to mislead its shareholders and the public.
Exxon's complaint was filed Wednesday in federal district court in Fort Worth, Texas. Healey's office has subpoenaed millions of documents from the company going back four decades, and Exxon claims Healey is "abusing the power of government to silence a speaker she disfavors."
The complaint argues that Healey's investigation violates the First and Fourth amendments of the U.S. Constitution, which protect free speech and prohibit unreasonable searches; that the investigation violates Massachusetts' four-year statute of limitations; and that the company does not do business in the state.
Cyndi Roy Gonzalez, a spokesperson for Healey's office, said the First Amendment "does not protect false and misleading statements in the marketplace" and that "Exxon's assertion that we cannot investigate it because the company has not engaged in business here in Massachusetts is completely preposterous."
Read more: www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/06/exxonmobil_sues_ag_maura_heale.html
ExxonMobil has sued Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey over her investigation into whether the energy giant lied about climate change to mislead its shareholders and the public.
Exxon's complaint was filed Wednesday in federal district court in Fort Worth, Texas. Healey's office has subpoenaed millions of documents from the company going back four decades, and Exxon claims Healey is "abusing the power of government to silence a speaker she disfavors."
The complaint argues that Healey's investigation violates the First and Fourth amendments of the U.S. Constitution, which protect free speech and prohibit unreasonable searches; that the investigation violates Massachusetts' four-year statute of limitations; and that the company does not do business in the state.
Cyndi Roy Gonzalez, a spokesperson for Healey's office, said the First Amendment "does not protect false and misleading statements in the marketplace" and that "Exxon's assertion that we cannot investigate it because the company has not engaged in business here in Massachusetts is completely preposterous."
Read more: www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/06/exxonmobil_sues_ag_maura_heale.html