On Thursday, Judge John Keenan dismissed New York City’s climate damages law suit against five oil majors. 
The basis for the decision was the same as in last month’s decision dismissing similar claims in California:
Just a few weeks ago, Federal Judge William Alsup ruled that claims brought by San Francisco and Oakland against certain large oil companies belonged in federal court, because they raise issues of federal common law. Last week, in a similar law suit asserting similar claims, Judge Vince Chhabria remanded the case to state court. Why? Because there is no federal common law applicable to such climate-related claims. … More
Earlier this week, Judge William Alsup denied a motion by Oakland and San Francisco to remand their public nuisance 
claims against some of the world’s largest fossil fuel producers to state court. However, I’m not sure that this is a victory for the oil companies. This might be more of a “be careful what you wish for” scenario.