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Chevron Scores Supreme Court Win in Louisiana Wetlands Case

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AFP Oil giant Chevron won a major Supreme Court victory on Friday that could end Louisiana's long-running effort to hold oil companies financially responsible for damage to its coast. In an 8-0 Ruling, the justices said the company had shown a sufficient connection between the conduct challenged in Louisiana's lawsuit and the company's wartime work for the federal government, allowing the case to be heard in federal court rather than state court. Justice Samuel Alito did not take part in the ruling.

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