20 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.

District of Columbia v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Notice of removal filed. [ 07/17/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit filed by the District of Columbia against oil and gas companies for allegedly violating the Consumer Protection Procedures Act by misleading consumers about “the central role their products play in causing climate change.”

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.

Commonwealth v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: Mass. Super. Ct.
Status: Notice filed of intent to file a motion to dismiss. [ 07/30/2020 ]
Description: Action by Massachusetts attorney general asserting that Exxon Mobil Corporation committed deceptive practices against Massachusetts investors and consumers, including by failing to disclose climate change risks.

People of the State of New York v. Exxon Mobil Corporation

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. Sup. Ct.
Status: Motion to intervene and cross-motion to submit an amicus curiae brief denied. [ 02/27/2020 ]
Description: Action alleging fraudulent scheme by Exxon Mobil Corporation to deceive investors about the company's management of risks posed by climate change regulation.

Harris County v. Arkema, Inc.

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Tex. Dist. Ct.
Status: Petition and application for permanent injunction filed. [ 11/16/2017 ]
Description: Proceeding by Texas county alleging that chemical manufacturer that operated facility that flooded and where chemicals ignited during Hurricane Harvey violated local floodplain regulations and state air and water laws.

People v. Southern California Gas Co.

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.
Status: Petition for writ of mandate denied except to extent of remanding to Superior Court for determination on issue of restitution for damages caused only by the three-day delay in reporting the leak. [ 07/09/2019 ]
Description: Criminal charges in connection with leak at natural gas storage facility in southern California.

Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Office of the Attorney General

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: U.S.
Status: Certiorari denied. [ 01/07/2019 ]
Description: Action by ExxonMobil Corporation to set aside civil investigative demand issued by Massachusetts attorney general under consumer protection statute seeking information on Exxon's knowledge and disclosure of climate change-related risks.

Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Walker

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Tex.
Status: Joint stipulation of dismissal filed. [ 06/29/2016 ]
Description: Action by Exxon Mobil Corporation to quash subpoena issued by the U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General in climate change investigation.

In re Ethical Electric, Inc.

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Ill. Att'y Gen.
Status: Parties entered into Assurance of Voluntary Compliance. [ 08/08/2016 ]
Description: Enforcement action against alternative retail electricity supplier for alleged misrepresentations regarding clean energy product.

Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Healey

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: 2d Cir.
Status: Letter filed on behalf of Exxon Mobil Corporation to update court about recent developments in Massachusetts and New York litigation. [ 01/24/2020 ]
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.

California v. Southern California Gas Co.

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 07/25/2016 ]
Description: Action to compel owner and operator of gas storage fields in southern California to install safety equipment.

California v. Southern California Gas Co.

Filing Date: 2015
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Court's approval of settlement announced. [ 02/25/2019 ]
Description: Action by city, county, and state against the owner and operator of a leaking natural gas storage facility in California seeking penalties and injunctive relief.

California Air Resources Board Compliance Offset Investigation

Filing Date: 2014
Court/Admin Entity: CARB
Status: Final determination issued. [ 11/14/2014 ]
Description: State investigation into whether compliance offset credits were generated when a facility was not in compliance with permit issued under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

In re Peabody Energy Corp.

Filing Date: 2007
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. Att’y Gen.
Status: Assurance of discontinuance signed. [ 11/08/2015 ]
Description: Investigation by New York Attorney General of coal company's disclosures to investors of climate change-related risks.

In re Xcel Energy Inc.

Filing Date: 2007
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. Att’y Gen.
Status: Assurance of discontinuance executed. [ 08/26/2008 ]
Description: New York Attorney General's investigation into power company's disclosures regarding risks related to construction of new coal-fired power plants.