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US judge tosses global warming suit against automakers

Posted : Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:35:08 GMT
Author : DPA
Category : Environment
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San Francisco - A US federal judge on Monday threw out a suit by the state of California that sought to hold large automakers responsible for global warming. Then-California Attorney General Bill Lockyer filed the suit against General Motors, Toyota, Ford Motor Co, Honda North America, Chrysler Motors Corp and Nissan North America last September seeking damages from the automakers for contributing to the public nuisance of global warming with their cars' emissions.

But Judge Martin Jenkins dismissed the case, saying in his decision that the court did not have jurisdiction over the matter and that the issue was a political one that could not be settled by the court.

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