ExxonMobil sued California Attorney General Rob Bonta and several environmental groups alleging tortious interference with its plastic recycling business.

The oil giant ExxonMobil this week sued California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alleging that the state’s chief lawyer has been motivated by “foreign influence, personal ambition, and a murky source of financing rife with conflicting business interests.”

Exxon Mobil Corp. has filed a federal defamation lawsuit against California Attorney General Rob Bonta and several environmental groups.

The federal suit, filed in Texas, claims California Attorney General Rob Bonta and several environmental groups conducted a “smear campaign” against the company’s advanced plastics recycling operations.

ExxonMobil Corp. is firing back at California Attorney General Rob Bonta and environmental groups, filing a lawsuit accusing them of defaming its chemical recycling technology.

ExxonMobil on Monday sued California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) and a group of environmental activist groups, alleging they colluded on a campaign of defamation against the oil giant’s plastic

Exxon Mobil filed a lawsuit on Monday against California Attorney General Rob Bonta and several environmental groups, court records show, accusing them of defaming and disparaging the oil giant's advanced plastics recycling initiatives.

Exxon accused Rob Bonta, the Sierra Group and others of making “false accusations” about its advanced recycling process.

A major oil company has responded to California Attorney General Rob Bonta with a lawsuit alleging defamation after he accused them of misleading customers. Exxon Mobil sued Bonta on Monday, months after he sued the company “for allegedly engaging in a decades-long campaign of deception that caused and exacerbated the global plastics pollution crisis.

ExxonMobil sued California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday over claims he engaged in a smear campaign against the company and its recycling initiatives.