Unlike cases against Big Tobacco, climate change lawsuits the one in Charleston have struggled in court, even in ...

Less than two years later, on June 28, 2021, Juliana Leon—a poet and mother, known by her friends and family as Julie—was doing just that. Julie was driving home from a doctor’s appointment ...

In this 2016 image provided by Misti Leon, left, she sits with her mom, Juliana Leon. Misti Leon is suing several oil and gas companies in one of the nation’s first wrongful-death claims seeking ...

At 65, Juliana Leon was driving home from a medical appointment in Seattle on June 28, 2021, a day when the temperature peaked at 108° Fahrenheit (42.2° Celsius).

In this 2016 image provided by Misti Leon, left, she sits with her mom, Juliana Leon. Author: ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press ...

As an unusual heat dome sent temperatures in the Pacific Northwest soaring to 108 degrees Fahrenheit on June 28, 2021, Juliana Leon pulled her car over and rolled down the windows, overwhelmed by ...

On June 28, 2021, an unusual heat wave culminated in a 108-degrees Fahrenheit (42.22 degrees Celsius) day — the hottest ever recorded in the state, according to the filing. Leon had just driven ...

Uncredited In this 2016 image provided by Misti Leon, left, she sits with her mom, Juliana Leon. Misti Leon is suing several oil and gas companies in one of the nation’s first wrongful-death ...

Business Wrongful death lawsuit says Big Oil contributed to heat wave and woman's death In this 2016 image provided by Misti Leon, left, she sits with her mom, Juliana Leon.

Leon had just driven 100 miles from home for an appointment, and she rolled down her windows on the way back because her car's air conditioning wasn't working.

In this 2016 image provided by Misti Leon, left, she sits with her mom, Juliana Leon. Misti Leon is suing several oil and gas companies in one of the nation’s first wrongful-death claims seeking ...