Chicago climate lawsuit against Big Oil moved to federal court but may not be there for long

A City Hall lawsuit blaming big oil companies for climate change damage and a cover-up filed in February has been moved from state to federal court at the request of the companies. In late March, the case was assigned to Judge Franklin Valderrama in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. A legal expert, however, believes the case will land back in Cook County Circuit Court where it was initially filed. The reason: Chicago’s lawsuit against five of the world’s largest oil and gas companies follows a pattern...