Rosemary D'augusta v. American Petroleum Institute

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ROSEMARY D'AUGUSTA; No. 23-15878

BRENDA DAVIS; PAMELA

FAUST; CAROLYN FJORD; D.C. No. DONALD C. FREELAND; DONALD 4:22-cv-01979-

FRYE; GABRIEL GARAVANIAN; JSW

VALERIE JOLLY; MICHAEL C.

MALANEY; LENARD MARAZZO;

LISA MCCARTHY; TIMOTHY OPINION

NIEBOER; DEBORAH M. PULFER;

BILL RUBINSOHN; SONDRA K.

RUSSELL; JUNE STANSBURY;

CLYDE D. STENSRUD; GARY

TALEWSKY; PAMELA S. WARD;

CHRISTINE M. WHALEN; MARY

KATHERINE ARCELI; JOSE M.

BRITO; JAN-MARIE BROWN;

JOCELYN GARDNER,

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v.

AMERICAN PETROLEUM

INSTITUTE; EXXON MOBIL

CORPORATION;

CHEVRONTEXACO CAPITAL

CORPORATION; PHILLIPS

COMPANY; OCCIDENTAL

D’AUGUSTA V. AM. PETROLEUM INST.

PETROLEUM CORPORATION;

DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION;

ENERGY TRANSFER LP; HILCORP

ENERGY; CONTINENTAL

RESOURCES, INC.,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Jeffrey S. White, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted June 14, 2024 San Francisco, California

Filed September 16, 2024

Before: Ronald…