24 Cases found

Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Brief filed by Council of Institutional Investors as amicus curiae in support of plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment. [ 05/19/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) adoption of amendments to Rule 14a-8, which governs the submission of shareholder proposals for inclusion in a company’s proxy statement.

In re Oatly Group AB Securities Litigation

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: S.D.N.Y.
Status: Unopposed motion filed by lead plaintiff for leave to file second consolidated complaint. [ 05/06/2022 ]
Description: Securities class action against oatmilk company alleging greenwashing, among other misleading statements.

Perri v. Croskrey

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: D. Del.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 10/06/2021 ]
Description: Stockholder derivative action against board of directors and upper management at a company that produces a "purportedly biodegradable plastic alternative."

Rosencrants v. Danimer Scientific, Inc.

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: E.D.N.Y.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 05/14/2021 ]
Description: Federal securities class action against company that produces a biodegradable plastic alternative for allegedly making false and misleading statements about the company, including by overstating the product's biodegradability in oceans and landfills.

Jacob v. Bloom Energy Corp.

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Del. Ch.
Status: Judgment entered in favor of defendant with respect to one plaintiff and in favor of a second plaintiff. [ 02/25/2021 ]
Description: Lawsuit to compel company to allow stockholders to inspect books and records for multiple purposes, including to investigate potential misrepresentations regarding performance of "green energy" technology.

In re Exxon Mobil Corp. Derivative Litigation

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: D.N.J.
Status: Motion to transfer granted. [ 09/15/2020 ]
Description: Shareholder derivative lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corporation directors and officials concerning alleged misrepresentations of the company's use of proxy costs of carbon.

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.

Tosdal v. NorthWestern Corp.

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: D. Mont.
Status: Defendant's cross-motion for summary judgment granted and plaintiff's cross-motion for summary judgment denied. [ 02/25/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking to bar the defendant from excluding the plaintiff's shareholder proposal requesting that the defendant cease coal-fired power generation.

York County v. Rambo

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Cal.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 02/22/2019 ]
Description: Federal securities class action brought by bond investors in PG&E in connection with California wildfires in 2017 and 2018.

In re Exxon Mobil Corp. Derivative Litigation

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Tex.
Status: Reply in further support of motion to dismiss filed by nominal defendants and defendants. [ 10/29/2021 ]
Description: Consolidated shareholder derivative action against directors and senior officers of Exxon Mobil Corporation for misleading the public concerning climate change and its impacts on Exxon's business.

Barnes v. Edison International

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: C.D. Cal.
Status: Amended order issued dismissing Counts IV and V without prejudice and Counts I, II, and III with prejudice. [ 04/27/2021 ]
Description: Securities class action against utility company in Southern California alleging misrepresentations regarding exposure to wildfire risk.

Fentress v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: S.D. Tex.
Status: Second amended complaint dismissed. [ 02/04/2019 ]
Description: Class action lawsuit on behalf of Exxon Mobil Corporation (Exxon) employees alleging that Exxon defendants' failure to disclose climate change information violated fiduciary duties under Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

Ramirez v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Tex.
Status: Defendants' motion for reconsideration of motions to dismiss and to strike based on new case development denied. [ 03/31/2022 ]
Description: Securities fraud class action against Exxon Mobil Corporation (Exxon) alleging that Exxon failed to disclose climate risks.

People of State of New York v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. Sup. Ct.
Status: Order issued requiring responses to discovery demands. [ 08/29/2018 ]
Description: Action by New York Attorney General to compel compliance with subpoenas issued in its investigation of Exxon Mobil Corporation's climate change disclosures.

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.

United States Virgin Islands Office of the Attorney General v. ExxonMobil Corp.

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: D.C. Super. Ct.
Status: Unopposed motion filed by Competitive Enterprise Institute for leave to file notice of supplemental authority in support of its special motion to dismiss, motion for sanctions, and motion for costs and attorney’s fees. [ 10/17/2016 ]
Description: United States Virgin Islands Office of the Attorney General sought documents from Competitive Enterprise Institute as part of its investigation of alleged climate change-related fraud on the part of ExxonMobil.

Shupak v. Reed

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Stockholder derivative complaint filed. [ 04/19/2016 ]
Description: Stockholder derivative action alleging breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with natural gas leak from natural gas storage facility in Southern California.

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.