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Massachusetts AG adds 1980s Exxon memos to 2016 climate deception docket

Massachusetts AG adds 1980s Exxon memos to 2016 climate deception docket

Newly docketed 1980s Exxon and API documents strengthen the Massachusetts climate deception suit by extending the internal knowledge timeline. They align with prior findings of divergence between modeled warming and public statements. The filing raises stakes for discovery scope and potential multi-state precedent on corporate climate liability.

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Next procedural step is the December 2026 hearing on the motion to compel production of remaining API minutes. Plaintiffs seek a trial date no later than Q3 2028. Exxon has 30 days to file opposition.

⚡ Prediction

Massachusetts Superior Court: Motion to compel API minutes granted by March 2027 with 30+ additional documents ordered produced.

Sources (3)

  • [1]
    Massachusetts v. ExxonMobil Superior Court Docket 2016-1888(https://www.mass.gov/service-details/massachusetts-v-exxonmobil)
  • [2]
    ExxonMobil internal climate modeling reports 1981-1989 (supplemental exhibits)(https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2026/10/exhibits-142-189.pdf)
  • [3]
    Supran & Oreskes, Assessing ExxonMobil's climate projections, Nature Climate Change 2021(https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-021-01070-5)