15 Cases found

Young v. EPA

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Defendants' cross-motion for partial summary judgment granted. [ 09/30/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to the Biden administration's reconstitution of the Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee.

Wigington v. MacMartin

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: E.D. Cal.
Status: Motion to dismiss and anti-SLAPP motion to strike granted. [ 08/31/2022 ]
Description: Defamation brought against climate scientist and other defendants in connection with statements made by the scientist in a fact-checking review of the plaintiff's YouTube video about climate engineering.

Jacobson v. National Academy of Sciences

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: D.C. Super. Ct.
Status: Plaintiff's motion for reconsideration denied. [ 06/25/2020 ]
Description: Action brought by scientist against journal and another scientist in connection with publication of article critiquing plaintiff-scientist's work.

Masters v. Obama

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: C.D. Cal.
Status: Motion to dismiss granted. [ 12/15/2017 ]
Description: Pro se action against President Obama and other defendants alleging that they knowingly lied about the effects of greenhouse gas emissions and damaged the plaintiff's career.

Goldstein v. Climate Action Network

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Tex.
Status: Motions to dismiss granted. [ 06/12/2017 ]
Description: Lawsuit asserting Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claims against environmental organizations alleging that false claims regarding anthropogenic carbon emissions' connection to climate change amounted to a criminal scheme.

Wegman v. Mashey

Filing Date: 2014
Court/Admin Entity: E.D. Va.
Status: Notice of voluntary dismissal filed. [ 04/30/2015 ]
Description: Action against climate science writer seeking damages for tortious interference with contract and conspiracy.

Energy & Environment Legal Institute v. Arizona Board of Regents

Filing Date: 2013
Court/Admin Entity: Ariz.
Status: Board of Regents' motions for stay of disclosure denied. [ 08/29/2018 ]
Description: Seeking disclosure of university records, including professors' emails, related to the climate change “hockey stick” and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Mann v. Competitive Enterprise Institute

Filing Date: 2012
Court/Admin Entity: D.C. Super. Ct.
Status: Defendants' motion for summary judgment granted in part, as it relates to claims against Competitive Enterprise Institute, and denied, in part, as it relates to claims against Rand Simberg, and plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment against the Competitive Enterprise Institute and Rand Simberg on the issue of falsity, and motion to strike their affirmative defense that their statements were not “substantively false” denied. [ 07/22/2021 ]
Description: Defamation action brought by climate scientist against authors and publishers of articles about scientist's work.

American Tradition Institute v. NASA

Filing Date: 2011
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Stipulation filed resolving attorney's fees issue. [ 02/18/2012 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking records of James Hansen pertaining to his outside employment and revenue generation.

Competitive Enterprise Institute v. NASA

Filing Date: 2010
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Memorandum opinion issued granting in part and denying in part NASA's motion for summary judgment. [ 10/29/2013 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking documents related to errors in global temperature data sets.