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> Multnomah County is seeking $50 million from the defendants for actual damages from the 2021 record-breaking heat wave. Temperatures in the region reached 116
by mcpackieh 3y ago
> Multnomah County is seeking $50 million from the defendants for actual damages from the 2021 record-breaking heat wave. Temperatures in the region reached 116°F, killing 69 people in the county. This is the hottest temperature ever recorded in the county’s history.
$51B of damages for ostensibly killing 69 people in that county? This seems farcical, they're shooting for the moon to make headlines, they can't be serious with this. It's a PR/political stunt.
- runeks 3y agoAlso, surely those four companies cannot be solely responsible for the emissions that allegedly caused that heat wave — which is assuming we can even attribute that heat wave solely to global warming. Surely this isn't the first heat wave that have killed people in that area.
- DropInIn 3y agoTheres actually a whole thing in the law about who to sue and how damages are dealt with, specifically that one goes for the Big offender for the full amount and then that party can pursue the smaller offenders to repay thier share of the costs.