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17 Cases found

People v. Jofaz Transportation, Inc.

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. Sup. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 05/11/2022 ]
Description: Enforcement action against school bus company for violating New York State and City restrictions on idling vehicles.
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Commonwealth v. Utility Expense Reduction

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: Mass. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 06/30/2022 ]
Description: Action by Commonwealth of Massachusetts alleging that a retail electricity supplier did not provide the minimum amount of renewable and clean energy required by state law or make alternative compliance payments.
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Vermont v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: D. Vt.
Status: Response filed by defendants to plaintiff's fifth notice of supplemental authority. [ 09/02/2022 ]
Description: Consumer protection lawsuit brought by the State of Vermont against fossil fuel companies alleging deceptive and unfair business practices in connection with the companies' sale of their products.
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District of Columbia v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: D.C. Cir.
Status: Motion for stay denied. [ 01/30/2023 ]
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.”
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Connecticut v. Exxon Mobil Corporation

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: 2d Cir.
Status: Response filed by appellant to Connecticut's letter regarding supplemental authority (Third Circuit decision in Hoboken/Delaware cases). [ 08/31/2022 ]
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.
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State v. American Petroleum Institute

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: 8th Cir.
Status: Response filed by appellants to Minnesota's citation of supplemental authority (Third Circuit decision in Hoboken/Delaware cases). [ 08/31/2022 ]
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.
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Commonwealth v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: Mass.
Status: Denial of special motion to dismiss affirmed. [ 05/24/2022 ]
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.
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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.
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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.
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Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Healey

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: 2d Cir.
Status: Appeal dismissed as to the New York Attorney General and dismissal of complaint affirmed as to Massachusetts Attorney General. [ 03/15/2022 ]
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.
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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.
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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.
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People ex rel. California Air Resources Board v. Paramount Petroleum Corp.

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 12/09/2016 ]
Description: State enforcement action seeking civil penalties for alleged violations of Low Carbon Fuel Standard by transportation fuels provider.
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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.
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California ex rel. South Coast Air Quality Management District v. Southern California Gas Co.

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Settlement reached. [ 02/07/2017 ]
Description: Action against owner and operator of a leaking natural gas storage facility in California seeking civil penalties for creation of public nuisance.
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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.
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People of the State of New York v. Exxon Mobil Corporation

Filing Date: 2015
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.
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