Principal Law:

State Law—Unjust Enrichment

16 Cases found

McCormick v. HRM Resources, LLC

Filing Date: 2024
Court/Admin Entity: Colo. Dist. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 02/22/2024 ]
Description: Colorado landowners' lawsuit seeking to hold defendants accountable for obligations to plug defunct oil and gas wells and reclaim and remediate surface properties.

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

Filing Date: 2024
Court/Admin Entity: Ill. Cir. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 02/20/2024 ]
Description: Lawsuit alleging that fossil fuel industry defendants' deception regarding the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions from their products resulted in harmful climate change impacts to Chicago.

Municipality of San Juan v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Filing Date: 2023
Court/Admin Entity: D.P.R.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 12/13/2023 ]
Description: Lawsuit brought by the Municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for losses resulting from storms during the 2017 hurricane season and ongoing losses from climate change.

LFF IV Timber Holding LLC v. Heartwood Forestland Fund IV, LLC

Filing Date: 2023
Court/Admin Entity: N.C. Super. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 10/20/2023 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking indemnification for costs allegedly incurred as a result of the defendants' overstating of the amount of carbon sequestered by timberlands in West Virginia in application for carbon offsets from California Air Resources Board.

Dakus v. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, N.V.

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: S.D.N.Y.
Status: Motion to dismiss granted, plaintiff allowed to file amended complaint within 30 days, and plaintiff's counsel ordered to show cause why sanctions should not be levied against him. [ 09/12/2023 ]
Description: Class action against Dutch airline KLM alleging that the airline made misleading statements to consumers regarding its commitment to meeting Paris Climate Agreement carbon emissions targets.

Long v. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, N.V.

Filing Date: 2023
Court/Admin Entity: E.D. Va.
Status: Reply filed in support of motion to transfer to the Southern District of New York. [ 08/16/2023 ]
Description: Greenwashing action against operator of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines for allegedly misleading consumers about efforts to limit the effects of climate change.

Ellis v. Nike USA, Inc.

Filing Date: 2023
Court/Admin Entity: E.D. Mo.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 05/10/2023 ]
Description: Greenwashing class action lawsuit asserting that Nike misrepresented the sustainability of its "Sustainability" Collection Products.

Peterson v. Glad Products Co.

Filing Date: 2023
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Cal.
Status: Motion to dismiss denied. [ 07/17/2023 ]
Description: Class action lawsuit alleging deceptive marketing of "recyclable" trash bags.

Dorris v. Danone Waters of America

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: S.D.N.Y.
Status: Motion to dismiss granted in part and denied in part. [ 01/10/2024 ]
Description: Greenwashing class action lawsuit alleging that manufacturer and seller of Evian Natural Spring Water bottled water made false and misleading representations that the product was “carbon neutral.”

Woolard v. Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: S.D. Cal.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 10/28/2022 ]
Description: Class action lawsuit claiming that defendants made misleading representations that trash bags were recyclable.

Municipalities of Puerto Rico v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: D.P.R.
Status: Motions to dismiss denied as moot. [ 01/18/2024 ]
Description: Lawsuit brought by municipalities in Puerto Rico seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for losses resulting from storms during the 2017 hurricane season and ongoing economic losses since 2017.

Dwyer v. Allbirds, Inc.

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: S.D.N.Y.
Status: Motion to dismiss granted. [ 04/18/2022 ]
Description: Class action lawsuit alleging that shoe company made misleading claims regarding the environmental impacts of its wool shoes as well as misleading animal welfare claims.

Perri v. Croskrey

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: D. Del.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 10/06/2021 ]
Description: Stockholder derivative action against board of directors and upper management at a company that produces a "purportedly biodegradable plastic alternative."

In re Exxon Mobil Corp. Derivative Litigation

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: D.N.J.
Status: Motion to transfer granted. [ 09/15/2020 ]
Description: Shareholder derivative lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corporation directors and officials concerning alleged misrepresentations of the company's use of proxy costs of carbon.

In re Exxon Mobil Corp. Derivative Litigation

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Tex.
Status: Reply in further support of motion to dismiss filed by nominal defendants and defendants. [ 10/29/2021 ]
Description: Consolidated shareholder derivative action against directors and senior officers of Exxon Mobil Corporation for misleading the public concerning climate change and its impacts on Exxon's business.