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28 Cases found

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.
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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.
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Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp.

Filing Date: 2008
Court/Admin Entity: U.S.
Status: Certiorari denied. [ 05/20/2013 ]
Description: Action by native Alaskans seeking damages from oil and power companies for impacts of climate change on their village.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Harris County Flood Control District v. Kerr

Filing Date: 1999
Court/Admin Entity: Tex.
Status: Opinion issued. [ 06/17/2016 ]
Description: Action seeking to hold municipal entity liable for flood damage.
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