NY v Exxon, State Court rules in XOM's favor and excoriates the State's case

Sorry, but I'll have to wait until Greta weighs in on this decision's impact on global climate warming.

Not often, but occasionally the law is interpreted and not created.

The amount of money and resources spent defending this POS lawsuit were astounding. And it had less substance than the Mueller investigation

Couldn't happen to a nicer douchebag (and state)

So another bogus "investigation" makes XOM stock price drop, so NY uses this as proof XOM was doing dirty deeds.

Good one. Keep it up. I think it's working.

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I don't think loser-pays is the law anywhere in these United States

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In some cases, it is in Texas.

On one of my audits, a defense contractor was sued by a prospective employee for not being hired and as a result being "blackballed" in his chosen field.

After the plaintiff presented his case, contractor requested and was granted a directed verdict. Contractor was awarded attorney's fees and costs.

(I learned about this because when I asked the contractor how much they were reimbursed, or if the plaintiff appealed the costs, they replied that they chose not to collect due to costs of doing so. Then tried to claim their costs as a reimbursable overhead expense to the government.)

Yes, in special cases, usually to the individual plaintiff against industry/Corp, but not generally. I don’t think of those as “loser pay”, but you’re correct.