LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) A U.S. federal court Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state of California against six major Japanese and U.S. automakers for their contribution to global warming, a spokesman for the California attorney general's office said.
In its lawsuit filed last year, California claimed that Toyota Motor North America Inc., Honda Motor Co., Nissan North America Inc., DaimlerChrysler Corp., Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. were accountable for millions of dollars by damaging the state's infrastructure and environment.
However, the federal judge in the Northern District of California ruled that it is up to lawmakers, rather than judges, to determine to what extent automakers are responsible for global warming damage.