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.
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.
Description: Shareholder derivative lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corporation directors and officials concerning alleged misrepresentations of the company's use of proxy costs of carbon.
Status: Memorandum of law filed by Massachusetts in support of its motion for remand to the Massachusetts Superior Court for Suffolk County. [ 12/26/2019 ]
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.
Description: Lawsuit seeking to bar the defendant from excluding the plaintiff's shareholder proposal requesting that the defendant cease coal-fired power generation.
Status: Martin Act and Executive Law § 63(12) claims denied and action dismissed with prejudice. [ 12/10/2019 ]
Description: Action alleging fraudulent scheme by Exxon Mobil Corporation to deceive investors about the company's management of risks posed by climate change regulation.
Status: Memorandum of points and authorities filed in support of underwriter defendants' motion to dismiss consolidated amended class action complaint. [ 06/28/2019 ]
Description: Securities class action against utility company in Southern California alleging misrepresentations regarding exposure to wildfire risk.
Status: Stipulation of settlement and dismissal filed. [ 01/18/2019 ]
Description: Lawsuit by New York City pension funds to compel aerospace company to include climate change-related shareholder proposal in its proxy materials.
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.
Status: Letter sent by SEC indicating that counsel's office would not recommend enforcement action. [ 12/21/2017 ]
Description: Request for no-action response from SEC regarding shareholder proposal asking Apple to prepare a report evaluating the potential for Apple to achieve net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases.
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.
Description: Stockholder derivative action alleging breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with natural gas leak from natural gas storage facility in Southern California.
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.
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.
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