Andrew Forrest fires back at ExxonMobil’s claims of ‘smear campaigns and lawfare’

Iron ore billionaire says he is personally delighted' at lawsuit as fossil fuel giant has opened themselves up to cross-examination' in a US court

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Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest is among a group accused of orchestrating smear campaigns and lawfare" against the global oil and gas sector for politics, publicity, and private gain" in a dramatic defamation claim launched in US courts by fossil fuel company ExxonMobil.

But the iron ore billionaire, who is not himself a defendant in the case, said he is personally delighted" at the court action and that Exxon has walked themselves into the court and opened themselves up to cross-examination".