Exxon Climate Judge Orders ‘Unprecedented’ Questioning
- New York, Massachusetts are drawn into suit about probes
- Judge says Maura Healey, Eric Schneiderman must appear
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey
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A federal judge in Texas is giving Exxon Mobil Corp. an unprecedented chance to question a state law-enforcement officer who is investigating whether the energy company hid damaging data about climate change from investors.
U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade in Dallas on Thursday ordered Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey to appear in the city on Dec. 13 to face questions from Exxon lawyers. The company claims her probe into the company’s public statements about global warming is politically motivated.