The Estate of a Woman Who Died in the 2021 Pacific Northwest Heat Dome Sues Big Oil for Wrongful Death

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By By Dana DrugmandJun 5, 2025, 8:09 pm454 ptsHotTop
There were at least 100 heat-related deaths in Washington state during the unprecedented heat wave, among them Juliana Leon. Her estate has filed the first ever wrongful death case related to climate change against oil companies in the U.S. By Dana Drugmand The daughter of a woman who was killed by extreme heat…

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