by Eva Linde | May 29, 2023 | Lawsuits against private companies under tort law, Tort law, USA
City of New York v. BP p.l.c. Case Name: City of New York v. BP p.l.c. Jurisdiction: United States Type of claim: Motion to dismiss Summary of result: Motion to dismiss granted (case dismissed) Judgment final: Yes...
by Eva Linde | May 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut Case name: American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut Jurisdiction: United States of America Type of claim: Public nuisance lawsuit seeking the imposition of caps on and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from power...
by Eva Linde | May 26, 2023 | Lawsuits against private companies under tort law, Tort law, USA
Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp. Case name: Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp. Jurisdiction: United States Type of claim: Lawsuits against private companies Summary of result: Claim dismissed Judgement final: Yes Court instances: Court Type of decision...
by Eva Linde | May 26, 2023 | Lawsuits against private companies under tort law, Tort law, USA
US Climate Litigation against Private Companies Much of US climate change litigation involves private actors (typically individuals or non-governmental organizations) suing the government for failure to address the climate crisis. Another area of climate litigation in...
by Eva Linde | Mar 1, 2023 | Lawsuits against private companies under tort law, Netherlands, Tort law
Milieudefensie et al. v. Royal Dutch Shell Case name: Milieudefensie et al. v. Royal Dutch Shell Jurisdiction: Netherlands Type of claim: Lawsuits against private companies Summary of result: The District Court found that Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) owed a duty of care...
