Oil Industry Lawyers Fight a $50 Billion Climate Case in Oregon NYT - Energy & Environment By: Karen Zraick 26 June 2026 at 18:02 The lawsuit aims to hold fossil fuel companies responsible for a heat wave in Portland five years ago. The industry says the case should be thrown out. Β© Michael Hanson for The New York TimesRichard Schechter, a lawyer for Multnomah County in Oregon, addressing the judge in court on Wednesday.