SCOTUS Holds Wartime Production Satisfies Federal Officer Removal in $745 Million Louisiana Coastal Damage Suit Against Chevron

SCOTUS unanimously reversed the Fifth Circuit in a $745 million coastal damage lawsuit brought by Plaquemines Parish against Chevron and other operators, holding that wartime crude oil production for WWII aviation fuel refining satisfies the federal officer removal statute's "acting under" requirement. The decision potentially shifts 42 related coastal restoration cases seeking billions in damages from Louisiana state courts to federal jurisdiction, fundamentally altering forum selection strategy for legacy environmental claims against Gulf Coast operators.