“Multnomah County is seeking $50 million from the defendants for actual damages from the 2021 record-breaking heat wave.”
Actual damages in the $51 billion suit are $50 million. The rest is $1.5 billion in future damages and a $50 billion abatement fund to weatherproof the county. The 2021 heat dome hit 116°F and killed 69 people in Multnomah County. Exxon says the suit wastes time and resources, from a company with every reason to want the clock run out.