Principal Law:

State Law—Nuisance

31 Cases found

County of Maui v. Sunoco LP

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: D. Haw.
Status: Opposition filed to motion to remand. [ 12/22/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit brought by County of Maui against fossil fuel companies to hold them liable for the impacts of climate change on Maui.

City of Charleston v. Brabham Oil Co.

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: S.C. Ct. Com.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 09/09/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for the impacts of climate change on the City of Charleston.

Delaware v. BP America Inc.

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: D. Del.
Status: Opening brief filed in support of motion to remand to state court. [ 01/05/2021 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking to hold the fossil fuel industry liable for the physical, environmental, social, and economic consequences of climate change in Delaware.

City of Hoboken v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: D.N.J.
Status: Opposition filed to motion to remand. [ 01/29/2021 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking to recover climate change-related damages allegedly resulting from the defendant energy companies' production of fossil fuels and concealment of fossil fuels’ harms.

City & County of Honolulu v. Sunoco LP

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: D. Haw.
Status: Proceedings stayed pending completion of briefing on the anticipated motion to remand in the County of Maui case. [ 11/04/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking damages and other relief from fossil fuel companies for alleged conduct that the City and County of Honolulu contends actually and proximately caused climate change impacts.

Public Watchdogs v. Southern California Edison Co.

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Status: Reply brief filed by plaintiff-appellant. [ 04/13/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to decommissioning plan for nuclear generating station in California based in part on climate change risks.

Von Oeyen v. Southern California Edison Co.

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 02/08/2019 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking damages from utility and owner of former rocket engine test and nuclear research facility in connection with destruction of homes and other property by the Woolsey Fire in Malibu.

Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, Inc. v. Chevron Corp.

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Cal.
Status: Clerk's notice issued continuing case management conference. [ 11/30/2020 ]
Description: Action by a commercial fishing industry trade group to hold fossil fuel companies liable for adverse climate change impacts to the ocean off the coasts of California and Oregonthat resulted in "prolonged closures" of Dungeness crab fisheries.

SF Chapter of A. Randolph Institute v. EPA

Filing Date: 2007
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Cal.
Status: Motions to dismiss granted. [ 03/28/2008 ]
Description: Action seeking order prohibiting the Bay Area Air Quality Management District from issuing permits for two proposed natural gas-fired power plants and compelling EPA to determine whether carbon dioxide endangers public health or welfare.

Cangemi v. Town of East Hampton

Filing Date: 2012
Court/Admin Entity: E.D.N.Y.
Status: Defendant's motion for judgment as a matter of law granted and compensatory damages award vacated. [ 03/15/2019 ]
Description: Lawsuit by property owners seeking to hold Town of East Hampton liable for shoreline erosion.

Rhode Island v. Chevron Corp.

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: U.S.
Status: Petition for writ of certiorari filed. [ 12/30/2020 ]
Description: State of Rhode Island lawsuit seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for causing climate change impacts that adversely affect Rhode Island and jeopardize State-owned or -operated facilities, real property, and other assets.

King County v. BP p.l.c.

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: W.D. Wash.
Status: Stay continued. [ 09/10/2020 ]
Description: Public nuisance and trespass action brought by King County in Washington State against fossil fuel companies seeking funding of climate change adaptation program.

City of New York v. BP p.l.c.

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: 2d Cir.
Status: Letter filed by Chevron Corporation in response to New York City's May 30, 2020 letter regarding the Ninth Circuit's decision in City of Oakland v. BP p.l.c. [ 06/17/2020 ]
Description: Action brought by New York City against fossil fuel companies seeking damages for climate change-related injuries.

City of Oakland v. BP p.l.c.

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: U.S.
Status: Petition for writ of certiorari filed by defendants. [ 01/08/2021 ]
Description: Public nuisance actions brought by City of Oakland and City of San Francisco against fossil fuel companies.

County of San Mateo v. Chevron Corp.

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: U.S.
Status: Petition for writ of certiorari filed. [ 12/30/2020 ]
Description: Action by California counties and cities seeking damages and other relief from fossil fuel companies for sea level rise.

Emerick v. Town of Glastonbury

Filing Date: 2011
Court/Admin Entity: Conn. Super. Ct.
Status: Memorandum of decision issued granting in part and denying in part plaintiff's and defendant's motions for summary judgment. [ 05/14/2015 ]
Description: Action seeking relief for property damage allegedly caused by upstream development approved by town.

Tzakis v. Berger Excavating Contractors, Inc.

Filing Date: 2009
Court/Admin Entity: Ill. Cir. Ct.
Status: n/a [ 04/03/2015 ]
Description: Action against defendants, including municipal defendants, whose actions or inaction allegedly contributed to property damage during floods in 2008.