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15 Cases found

County of San Mateo v. Chevron Corp.

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 07/17/2017 ]
Description: Action by California county seeking damages from fossil fuel companies for sea level rise.

County of Marin v. Chevron Corp.

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 07/17/2017 ]
Description: Action by California county seeking damages from fossil fuel companies for sea level rise.

City of Imperial Beach v. Chevron Corp.

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 07/17/2017 ]
Description: Action by California city seeking damages from fossil fuel companies for sea level rise.

PAWS Holdings, LLC v. Daikin Industries, Ltd.

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: S.D. Ga.
Status: Action dismissed. [ 02/22/2017 ]
Description: Action alleging that heating, , ventilation, and air conditioning units manufactured by defendants were defective, including because of leaks of potent greenhouse gas.

Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Schneiderman

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: S.D.N.Y.
Status: Amicus brief filed by states in opposition to motions to dismiss. [ 06/23/2017 ]
Description: Action by Exxon Mobil Corporation to bar enforcement of civil investigative demand issued by Massachusetts attorney general and subpoena issued by New York attorney general.

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.

Emerick v. Town of Glastonbury

Filing Date: 2011
Court/Admin Entity: Conn. Super. Ct.
Status: Memorandum of decision issued granting in part and denying in part plaintiff's and defendant's motions for summary judgment. [ 05/14/2015 ]
Description: Action seeking relief for property damage allegedly caused by upstream development approved by town.

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.

Korsinsky v. EPA

Filing Date: 2005
Court/Admin Entity: 2d Cir.
Status: Summary order issued affirming dismissal of action. [ 08/10/2006 ]
Description: Action seeking to hold federal and New York state and local environmental agencies liable for climate change.

American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut

Filing Date: 2004
Court/Admin Entity: U.S.
Status: Opinion issued. [ 06/20/2011 ]
Description: Public nuisance lawsuits seeking imposition of caps on and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from power companies.