[Source](https://freebeacon.com/energy/a-first-of-its-kind-lawsuit-seeks-wrongful-death-climate-damages-from-oil-companies-sealed-court-docs-show-a-rockefeller-funded-green-group-is-steering-it/) > A first-of-its-kind lawsuit seeks to compel oil companies to pay wrongful death damages by holding them responsible for climate change. Sealed court filings obtained by the Washington Free Beacon show a Rockefeller-funded green group is working on that suit behind the scenes. > Misti Leon filed the pioneering complaint in Washington state court on May 29, accusing seven oil companies of being responsible for the 2021 heat-wave death of her mother. Two days earlier, Leon quietly appointed climate activist and nonprofit leader Sarah Myhre to serve as the agent for her deceased mother's estate, according to sealed court filings obtained by the Free Beacon. Myhre, who isn't a lawyer, will be responsible for handling the estate's papers as the case proceeds. ------------------------ > a Rockefeller-funded green group Every. Single. Time.