Principal Law:

District of Columbia Consumer Protection Procedures Act

6 Cases found

Client Earth v. Washington Gas Light Co.

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: D.C. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 07/28/2022 ]
Description: Lawsuit alleging that utility and natural gas supplier misleadingly advertised its natural gas products and services as clean and sustainable.

Earth Island Institute v. BlueTriton Brands

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: D.C. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 08/27/2021 ]
Description: Lawsuit alleging that beverage company mispresented itself as a sustainable and environmentally friendly company.

Earth Island Institute v. Coca-Cola Co.

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Motion to remand granted. [ 03/24/2022 ]
Description: Lawsuit alleging that Coca-Cola engaged in false and deceptive marketing by representing itself as a “sustainable and environmentally friendly company" despite being one of the world's largest contributors to plastic pollution.

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.”

Beyond Pesticides v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: D.C. Cir.
Status: Petition for permission to appeal denied. [ 04/23/2021 ]
Description: Lawsuit asserting that Exxon Mobil Corporation's representations regarding its investment in clean energy violated D.C. Consumer Protection Procedures Act.