State AG Updates: April 6-12, 2023

Each week, Crowell & Moring's State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week's updates.

Multistate

• A coalition of 18 state attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in support of the District of Columbia in District of Columbia v. Exxon Mobil. In this case, D.C. alleges Chevron and others engaged in unfair and deceptive trade practices in violation of D.C.'s Consumer Protection Procedures Act, and misled the public about their harmful contributions to the climate crisis. The amicus brief explains that states are responsible for protecting their citizens from consumer deception and that D.C.'s claims are about deceptive marketing and therefore do not arise under federal common law nor raise any substantial federal issue.