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18 Cases found

King County v. BP p.l.c.

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: W.D. Wash.
Status: Reply filed by King County in support of partially unopposed motion to stay proceedings. [ 09/19/2018 ]
Description: Public nuisance and trespass action brought by King County in Washington State against fossil fuel companies seeking funding of climate change adaptation program.

Rhode Island v. Chevron Corp.

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: D.R.I.
Status: Declaration of J. Keith Couvillion filed in support of defendants' opposition to motion to remand. [ 09/14/2018 ]
Description: State of Rhode Island lawsuit seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for causing climate change impacts that adversely affect Rhode Island and jeopardize State-owned or -operated facilities, real property, and other assets.

City of New York v. BP p.l.c.

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: S.D.N.Y.
Status: Notice of appeal filed by City of New York. [ 07/26/2018 ]
Description: Action brought by New York City against fossil fuel companies seeking damages for climate change-related injuries.

County of San Mateo v. Chevron Corp.

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Status: Joint motion to consolidate appeals granted. [ 08/20/2018 ]
Description: Action by California counties and cities seeking damages and other relief from fossil fuel companies for sea level rise.

City of Oakland v. BP p.l.c.

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Cal.
Status: Notice of appeal filed by plaintiffs. [ 08/24/2018 ]
Description: Public nuisance actions brought by City of Oakland and City of San Francisco against fossil fuel companies.

Pietrangelo v. S & E Customize It Auto Corp.

Filing Date: 2013
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. Civ. Ct.
Status: Opinion issued dismissing action. [ 05/22/2013 ]
Description: Action seeking to recover for damage incurred to vehicle stored at repair shop during Hurricane Sandy.

Cangemi v. Town of East Hampton

Filing Date: 2012
Court/Admin Entity: E.D.N.Y.
Status: Motion for judgment as a matter of law or for new trial filed by defendant Town of East Hampton. [ 07/30/2018 ]
Description: Lawsuit by property owners seeking to hold Town of East Hampton liable for shoreline erosion.

Wohl v. City of New York

Filing Date: 2012
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. Sup. Ct.
Status: Summary judgment awarded to City defendants. [ 10/22/2014 ]
Description: Negligence action against City of New York for flooding damage during storms.

Comer v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc.

Filing Date: 2011
Court/Admin Entity: 5th Cir.
Status: Opinion issued affirming dismissal. [ 05/14/2013 ]
Description: Action seeking damages related to damages from Hurricane Katrina, refiled after 2010 dismissal by Fifth Circuit.

Tzakis v. Berger Excavating Contractors, Inc.

Filing Date: 2009
Court/Admin Entity: Ill. Cir. Ct.
Status: n/a [ 04/03/2015 ]
Description: Action against defendants, including municipal defendants, whose actions or inaction allegedly contributed to property damage during floods in 2008.

California v. General Motors Corp.

Filing Date: 2006
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Status: Order issued granting motion for voluntary dismissal. [ 06/24/2009 ]
Description: Public nuisance action by California seeking damages from auto companies for contributions to climate change.

Comer v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc.

Filing Date: 2005
Court/Admin Entity: U.S.
Status: Mandamus denied. [ 01/10/2011 ]
Description: Action seeking damages related to Hurricane Katrina under tort law theories.

In re Katrina Canal Breaches Litigation

Filing Date: 2005
Court/Admin Entity: 5th Cir.
Status: Per curiam opinion issued. [ 05/28/2015 ]
Description: Action seeking damages from Army Corps of Engineers for exacerbation of flooding damage during and after Hurricane Katrina.

St. Bernard Parish Government v. United States

Filing Date: 2005
Court/Admin Entity: Fed. Cir.
Status: Federal Circuit reversed finding of taking. [ 04/20/2018 ]
Description: Action by property owners in St. Bernard Parish and Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans seeking compensation for temporary taking of property caused by flooding during and after Hurricane Katrina.