Principal Law:

State Law–Strict Liability

10 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.

State v. American Petroleum Institute

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: D. Minn.
Status: Opposition filed by Minnesota to motion to stay. [ 01/22/2021 ]
Description: Action brought by Minnesota against members of the fossil fuel industry for allegedly causing climate change harms by misleading the public by downplaying the threat of climate change and the role of their products in causing climate change.

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.

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.