31 Cases found

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

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: D. Md.
Status: Supplemental memorandum of law filed by City of Annapolis in support of motion to remand to state court. [ 07/15/2022 ]
Description: Lawsuit brought by the City of Annapolis against fossil fuel companies seeking damages and other relief based on the companies' alleged concealment of information about their products' contribution to climate change.

Anne Arundel County v. BP p.l.c.

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: D. Md.
Status: Memorandum of law filed in support of plaintiff's motion to remand to state court. [ 07/15/2022 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for the consequences of climate change in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

Stewart v. Entergy Corp.

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: 5th Cir.
Status: Remand order affirmed. [ 05/27/2022 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking to hold an electricity provider liable for damages allegedly sustained as a result of the failure of electrical infrastructure during Hurricane Ida.

Connecticut v. Exxon Mobil Corporation

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: 2d Cir.
Status: Letter filed by Connecticut to submit supplemental authority (Ninth Circuit decision in Honolulu and Maui cases). [ 07/20/2022 ]
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.

County of Maui v. Sunoco LP

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: D. Haw.
Status: n/a [ 10/30/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking damages and other relief from fossil fuel companies for climate change impacts allegedly caused by companies' conduct.

City & County of Honolulu v. Sunoco LP

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Status: Mandate issued. [ 07/29/2022 ]
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.

State v. American Petroleum Institute

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: 8th Cir.
Status: Petition for permission to appeal held in abeyance. [ 04/27/2021 ]
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: 3d Cir.
Status: Motion for extension of time to file petition for rehearing granted. [ 08/29/2022 ]
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.

Delaware v. BP America Inc.

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: 3d Cir.
Status: Motion for extension of time to file petition for rehearing granted. [ 08/29/2022 ]
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: D.S.C.
Status: Joint status report filed summarizing proceedings and setting forth parties' positions on potential next steps. [ 07/11/2022 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for the impacts of climate change on the City of Charleston.

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.

Rhode Island v. Shell Oil Products Co.

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: 1st Cir.
Status: Petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc denied. [ 07/07/2022 ]
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 continuing case management conference. [ 11/30/2020 ]
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: Amended order issued dismissing Counts IV and V without prejudice and Counts I, II, and III with prejudice. [ 04/27/2021 ]
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: Mandate issued. [ 05/24/2021 ]
Description: Action brought by New York City against fossil fuel companies seeking damages for climate change-related injuries.

King County v. BP p.l.c.

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: W.D. Wash.
Status: Notice of voluntary dismissal filed by King County. [ 09/28/2021 ]
Description: Public nuisance and trespass action brought by King County in Washington State against fossil fuel companies seeking funding of climate change adaptation program.

County of San Mateo v. Chevron Corp.

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Status: Motion to stay the mandate granted. [ 06/30/2022 ]
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: U.S.
Status: Certiorari denied. [ 06/14/2021 ]
Description: Public nuisance actions brought by City of Oakland and City of San Francisco against fossil fuel companies.