Good Law | Bad Law

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Professor Sidney Shapiro, of Wake Forest Law School, to discuss climate change, the Center for Progressive Reform, and the notion of finding climate justice through our courts.   Decades worth of politicians’ and energy companies’ refusal to act on climate change has seemingly guaranteed that every family and community, now and in the future, will suffer at least some harm from a global climate change. As a result of this, a growing number of victims of climate-related disasters are turning to the courts to hold wrongdoers accountable. Aaron and Sid talk about this new wave of litigation and the mounting lawsuits being filed across our country, specifically discussing the importance of tort law. In today’s episode, Sid and Aaron tackle the complexities of establishing liability, Sid’s latest report on climate justice – “Climate Justice: State Courts and the Fight for Equity” – wildfires in Calif