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33 Cases found

von Colditz v. Woods

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Tex.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 05/02/2019 ]
Description: Shareholder derivative complaint against directors and senior officers of Exxon Mobil Corporation for misleading the public concerning climate change and its impacts on Exxon's business.

Montini v. Woods

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Tex.
Status: Motion for consolidation and appointment of lead plaintiff and lead counsel filed. [ 05/31/2019 ]
Description: Shareholder derivative complaint against directors and senior officers of Exxon Mobil Corporation for misleading the public concerning climate change and its impacts on Exxon's business.

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.

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

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. Sup. Ct.
Status: Oral argument on motions to dismiss affirmative defenses, to seal, and for protective order adjourned to June 12, 2019. [ 05/21/2019 ]
Description: Action alleging fraudulent scheme by Exxon Mobil Corporation to deceive investors about the company's management of risks posed by climate change regulation.

Barnes v. Edison International

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: C.D. Cal.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 11/16/2018 ]
Description: Securities class action against utility company in Southern California alleging misrepresentations regarding exposure to wildfire risk.

Rule 14a-8 No-Action Request from Apple, Inc. Regarding Shareholder Proposal of Sustainvest Asset Management, LLC

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: SEC
Status: Letter sent by SEC indicating counsel's office would not recommend enforcement action. [ 12/12/2017 ]
Description: Request for no-action response from SEC regarding shareholder proposal asking Apple to produce a report assessing the climate benefits and feasibility of adopting requirements that all retail locations implement a policy to keep store doors closed.

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.

Waterkeeper Alliance, Inc., Petition for Exxon Suspension or Disbarment

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: EPA
Status: Petition submitted. [ 12/14/2016 ]
Description: Petition seeking suspension or debarment of Exxon Mobil Corporation and its subsidiaries from contracting with the federal government due to allegedly deceptive conduct, particularly alleged misrepresentations regarding climate change.

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.

Rule 14a-8 No-Action Request to SEC from Exxon Mobil Corp. Regarding Shareholder Proposal Submitted by Arjuna Capital

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: SEC
Status: SEC declined to reconsider position that shareholder proposal could not be excluded and declined to refer to Commission for review. [ 03/23/2016 ]
Description: Request for no-action response from SEC regarding shareholder proposal to increase the total amount authorized for capital distributions to shareholders as a prudent response to the climate change-related risks of stranded assets.

Ramirez v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Tex.
Status: Memorandum of law filed by defendants in opposition to lead plaintiff's motion for class certification. [ 04/19/2019 ]
Description: Securities fraud class action against Exxon Mobil Corporation (Exxon) alleging that Exxon failed to disclose climate risks.

Rule 14a-8 No-Action Request to SEC from Chevron Corp. Regarding Shareholder Proposal Submitted by Arjuna Capital

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: SEC
Status: SEC said it could not concur that shareholder proposal could be excluded. [ 03/11/2016 ]
Description: Request for no-action response from SEC regarding shareholder proposal to increase the total amount authorized for capital distributions to shareholders as a prudent response to the climate change-related risks of stranded assets.

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.