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15 Cases found

City of Richmond v. Chevron Corp.

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 01/22/2018 ]
Description: Lawsuit filed by City of Richmond, California, seeking damages for climate change-related injuries allegedly caused by 29 fossil fuel companies.

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

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: S.D.N.Y.
Status: Letter submitted jointly by parties regarding proposed scheduling order. [ 03/02/2018 ]
Description: Action brought by New York City against fossil fuel companies seeking damages for climate change-related injuries.

People of State of California v. BP p.l.c.

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Cal.
Status: Order issued setting schedules for motions to dismiss amended complaint. [ 04/04/2018 ]
Description: Public nuisance actions brought by City of Oakland and City of San Francisco against fossil fuel companies.

County of Santa Cruz v. Chevron Corp.

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Cal.
Status: Notice of removal filed. [ 01/19/2018 ]
Description: Lawsuits filed by City and County of Santa Cruz alleging that fossil fuel companies caused climate change-related injuries.

County of San Mateo v. Chevron Corp.

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Cal.
Status: Plaintiffs filed opposition to motion to stay remand order pending appeal. [ 04/02/2018 ]
Description: Action by California counties and cities seeking damages and other relief from fossil fuel companies for sea level rise.

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.

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. Cl.
Status: Plaintiffs' motion to reconsider denial of class certification motion as moot granted, and briefing on motion stayed pending disposition of appeal of final judgment in case. [ 12/03/2015 ]
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.