27 Cases found

State v. American Petroleum Institute

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: D. Minn.
Status: Notice of removal filed. [ 07/27/2020 ]
Description: Action brought by Minnesota against members of the fossil fuel industry for allegedly causing climate change harms by misleading the public by downplaying the threat of climate change and the role of their products in causing climate change.

City of Hoboken v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: N.J. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 09/02/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking to recover climate change-related damages allegedly resulting from the defendant energy companies' production of fossil fuels and concealment of fossil fuels’ harms.

State v. BP America Inc.

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Del. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 09/10/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking to hold the fossil fuel industry liable for the physical, environmental, social, and economic consequences of climate change in Delaware.

City of Charleston v. Brabham Oil Co.

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: S.C. Ct. Com.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 09/09/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for the impacts of climate change on the City of Charleston.

State v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Conn. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 09/14/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking to hold Exxon Mobil Corporation liable for violation of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act in connection with alleged deceptive acts to create uncertainty about climate science.

City & County of Honolulu v. Sunoco LP

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: D. Haw.
Status: Response filed by plaintiff to defendants' further update to status report and request for reconsideration. [ 09/08/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking damages and other relief from fossil fuel companies for alleged conduct that the City and County of Honolulu contends actually and proximately caused climate change impacts.

Von Oeyen v. Southern California Edison Co.

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 02/08/2019 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking damages from utility and owner of former rocket engine test and nuclear research facility in connection with destruction of homes and other property by the Woolsey Fire in Malibu.

King County v. BP p.l.c.

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: W.D. Wash.
Status: Stay continued and parties directed to submit joint proposal for next steps. [ 08/27/2020 ]
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: 1st Cir.
Status: Letter filed by Chevron Corporation in response to Rhode Island's August 10, 2020 letter concerning supplemental authority. [ 09/04/2020 ]
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.

Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, Inc. v. Chevron Corp.

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Cal.
Status: Clerk's notice issued rescheduling case management conference. [ 08/22/2020 ]
Description: Action by a commercial fishing industry trade group to hold fossil fuel companies liable for adverse climate change impacts to the ocean off the coasts of California and Oregonthat resulted in "prolonged closures" of Dungeness crab fisheries.

Barnes v. Edison International

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: C.D. Cal.
Status: Memorandum of points and authorities filed in support of underwriter defendants' motion to dismiss consolidated amended class action complaint. [ 06/28/2019 ]
Description: Securities class action against utility company in Southern California alleging misrepresentations regarding exposure to wildfire risk.

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

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: 2d Cir.
Status: Letter filed by Chevron Corporation in response to New York City's May 30, 2020 letter regarding the Ninth Circuit's decision in City of Oakland v. BP p.l.c. [ 06/17/2020 ]
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: Motion to stay the mandate denied. [ 08/25/2020 ]
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: 9th Cir.
Status: Mandate issued. [ 08/20/2020 ]
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: Defendant's motion for judgment as a matter of law granted and compensatory damages award vacated. [ 03/15/2019 ]
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.