Description: Lawsuit asserting that Exxon Mobil Corporation's representations regarding its investment in clean energy violated D.C. Consumer Protection Procedures Act.
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In re Exxon Mobil Corp.
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Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary 04/23/2021 Order Download Petition for permission to appeal denied. D.C. Circuit Denied Appeal of Remand Order in Nonprofit’s Consumer Protection Case Against Exxon. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Exxon Mobil Corporation’s (Exxon’s) petition for permission to appeal pursuant to the Class Action Fairness Act from the district court order remanding the nonprofit organization Beyond Pesticides’ lawsuit alleging Exxon violated the District of Columbia Consumer Protection Procedures Act by falsely marketing and advertising its products as clean energy. The D.C. Circuit found that it was “unclear as a matter of District of Columbia law” whether Beyond Pesticides’ action was required to be litigated as a class action and that District of Columbia courts should determine how the action should proceed. 04/19/2021 Reply Download Reply filed in support of petition for permission to appeal pursuant to the Class Action Fairness Act. 04/12/2021 Opposition Download Opposition filed by Beyond Pesticides to the petition for permission to appeal pursuant to the Class Action Fairness Act. 04/06/2021 Motion Download Motion filed for an emergency stay of the remand order pending appeal. 04/06/2021 Order Download Remand order administratively stayed. On April 6, the D.C. Circuit ordered that the remand order be administratively stayed to allow the court an opportunity to consider the petition and emergency motion. 04/01/2021 Petition Download Petition filed by Exxon Mobil Corporation for permission to appeal pursuant to the Class Action Fairness Act. -
Beyond Pesticides v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
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Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary 04/06/2021 Order Defendants' motion to stay denied. 03/31/2021 Opposition Download Opposition filed by plaintiff to defendant's motion to stay execution of the remand order pending appeal. 03/31/2021 Reply Download Reply filed in support of motion for a stay of execution of the remand order pending appeal. 03/29/2021 Motion Download Motion filed by defendant to stay execution of remand order pending appeal. 03/26/2021 Order Emergency motion to stay denied. 03/25/2021 Opposition Download Memorandum of points and authorities filed in opposition to defendant's emergency motion to stay execution of the remand order. 03/25/2021 Reply Download Reply filed in support of emergency motion for a temporary stay of execution of the remand order. 03/22/2021 Memorandum and Order Download Motion to remand granted. The district court remanded a case brought against Exxon Mobil Corporation (Exxon) by the nonprofit organization Beyond Pesticides under D.C.’s consumer protection statute. The court rejected Exxon’s arguments that the diversity jurisdiction statute or the Class Action Fairness Act provided a basis for federal jurisdiction. 03/22/2021 Motion Download Emergency motion for a temporary stay of the remand order filed by defendant. 09/21/2020 Reply Download Reply memorandum of points and authorities in support of motion to remand and for fees and costs. 09/04/2020 Opposition Download Brief filed by defendant Exxon Mobil Corporation in opposition to motion to remand and for fees and costs. 08/05/2020 Motion Download Memorandum of points and authorities filed in support of motion to remand and for fees and costs. 07/06/2020 Notice of Removal Download Notice of removal filed. Exxon Removed Environmental Organization's Consumer Protection Climate Case to Federal Court. Exxon Mobil Corporation removed a climate change-based consumer protection case brought by an environmental group to federal court in D.C. Exxon identified diversity jurisdiction and the Class Action Fairness Act as the grounds for removal. -
Beyond Pesticides v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
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Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary 05/15/2020 Complaint Download Complaint filed. Nonprofit Group Alleged That Exxon Marketing Violated D.C. Consumer Protection Law. A non-profit organization filed a lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court alleging that Exxon Mobil Corporation violated the D.C. Consumer Protection Procedures Act by representing “that it engages in cleaner forms of energy at a significant level, when in fact, its core business remains entrenched in the production and delivery of fossil fuels.” The plaintiff asked the court to issue an injunction halting Exxon’s allegedly false marketing and advertising.