On Wednesday, Mr. Worthington is expected to appear in a quite different setting: in Washington before the House Judiciary Committee, which is investigating him.

Aside from selling beer, Mr. Worthington is a prominent attorney pursuing a $50 billion lawsuit against oil companies over their role in climate change. And that has made him a target of congressional Republicans.

This week, the Multnomah County Circuit Court began hearing defense motions in the County's groundbreaking lawsuit seeking to hold major fossil fuel companies accountable for the devastating 2021 Pacific Northwest Heat Dome. The case alleges that decades of deception about the climate dangers of fossil fuels contributed to a deadly extreme heat event that claimed dozens of lives and imposed enormous costs on the community. As reported by The New York Times, the hearings mark an important new phase in one of the nation's most closely watched climate accountability lawsuits, with implications for similar cases across the United States.