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19 Cases found

King County v. BP p.l.c.

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: W.D. Wash.
Status: Notice of removal filed. [ 05/25/2018 ]
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: S.D.N.Y.
Status: Amicus brief filed by Niskanen Center in support of plaintiff City of New York. [ 06/01/2018 ]
Description: Action brought by New York City against fossil fuel companies seeking damages for climate change-related injuries.

County of Santa Cruz v. Chevron Corp.

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Cal.
Status: Reply filed by plaintiffs in support of motion to remand in response to Marathon Petroleum Corp.'s additional notice of removal. [ 03/23/2018 ]
Description: Lawsuits filed by City and County of Santa Cruz and City of Richmond alleging that fossil fuel companies caused climate change-related injuries.

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

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Cal.
Status: Supplemental brief submitted by defendants. [ 05/31/2018 ]
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: 9th Cir.
Status: Time schedule order issued. [ 03/27/2018 ]
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.

Shell Offshore, Inc. v. Greenpeace, Inc.

Filing Date: 2012
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Status: Petition for rehearing en banc denied. [ 07/10/2013 ]
Description: Oil company lawsuit seeking to bar environmental activists from occupying its drilling ship bound for Arctic.

Comer v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc.

Filing Date: 2005
Court/Admin Entity: U.S.
Status: Mandamus denied. [ 01/10/2011 ]
Description: Action seeking damages related to Hurricane Katrina under tort law theories.

Korsinsky v. EPA

Filing Date: 2005
Court/Admin Entity: 2d Cir.
Status: Summary order issued affirming dismissal of action. [ 08/10/2006 ]
Description: Action seeking to hold federal and New York state and local environmental agencies liable for climate change.

American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut

Filing Date: 2004
Court/Admin Entity: U.S.
Status: Opinion issued. [ 06/20/2011 ]
Description: Public nuisance lawsuits seeking imposition of caps on and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from power companies.

California v. Southern California Gas Co.

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 07/25/2016 ]
Description: Action to compel owner and operator of gas storage fields in southern California to install safety equipment.

California v. General Motors Corp.

Filing Date: 2006
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Status: Order issued granting motion for voluntary dismissal. [ 06/24/2009 ]
Description: Public nuisance action by California seeking damages from auto companies for contributions to climate change.

Comer v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc.

Filing Date: 2011
Court/Admin Entity: 5th Cir.
Status: Opinion issued affirming dismissal. [ 05/14/2013 ]
Description: Action seeking damages related to damages from Hurricane Katrina, refiled after 2010 dismissal by Fifth Circuit.

Shell Offshore Inc. v. Greenpeace, Inc.

Filing Date: 2015
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Status: Ninth Circuit dismissed Greenpeace's appeal of preliminary injunction. [ 03/04/2016 ]
Description: Oil company filed suit seeking to bar environmental activists from interfering with its Arctic drilling operations.

California v. Southern California Gas Co.

Filing Date: 2015
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Second amended complaint filed. [ 02/01/2016 ]
Description: Action by city, county, and state against the owner and operator of a leaking natural gas storage facility in California seeking penalties and injunctive relief.