A federal appeals court should reverse a three-judge panel’s decision that lawsuits seeking to make oil and gas companies pay for alleged environmental damage belong in Louisiana court, several industry groups argued in briefs filed Tuesday.

Failing to do so could muddy the waters for future cases and undermine the “unique relationship” between the federal government and the oil industry, they said.

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