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Energy companies move closer to another major win in lawsuit fight

(The Center Square)

— Lawmakers in Louisiana advanced a bill that would make it far more difficult to sue energy companies for claims related to personal and economic damages from climate change, bringing energy companies even closer to guarding against what they say are unjustified and harmful lawsuits.

House Bill 804, authored by Rep. Brett Geymann, R-Lake Charles, sets a very high bar. Among othe…

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