Jerry Brown Moving Forward with Automaker Lawsuits

“California Attorney General Jerry Brown said Thursday he will move ahead with a lawsuit that accuses the six largest American and Japanese automakers of damaging the environment by producing vehicles that contribute to global warming. ‘We think we have a solid case, and we’re going to pursue it vigorously’, said Brown, who had expressed ambivalence about the suit when he campaigned for attorney general last year. ‘The ultimate objective is … to prevent the catastrophic consequences of this global warming problem.’ At the same time, Brown offered to meet with the automakers — Chrysler Motors Corp., General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., Toyota Motor North America Inc., American Honda Motor Co. and Nissan North America Inc. — to discuss ways to resolve the lawsuit and address climate change.”