Sentences with phrase «action against an oil company»

The Health Department has taken just one action against an oil company in the past three years, citing Continental Resources for oil and brine spills that turned two streams into temporary toxic dumps.

Minister Hector Timerman used a press conference in Buenos Aires to outline his country's plans to take «the required legal, administrative, civil and criminal actions against oil companies currently involved in drilling».

The Health Department has taken just one action against an oil company in the past three years, citing Continental Resources for oil and brine spills that turned two streams into temporary toxic dumps.

These suits, which were filed in state court, are part of «a growing body of legal action against oil companies over climate change,» Reuters notes.

The Tsleil - Waututh First Nation is one of several Indigenous groups that have taken legal action against the oil company.

Not exact matches

Citation Resources has appointed KordaMentha as voluntary administrators, while the oil and gas company continues to pursue recovery of funds through a civil action against former director Peter Landau.

«An Associated Press investigation in 2013 found that the Obama administration has charged oil companies for drowning birds in their waste pits, and power companies for electrocuting birds on power lines, but it has taken little if any action against wind - energy companies, shielding them from liability.»

In 2004 it was revealed that the Australian government was willing to offer a subsidy to Southern Pacific Petroleum on the condition that the oil company would take legal action against Greenpeace, which had campaigned against the Stuart Oil Shale Projeoil company would take legal action against Greenpeace, which had campaigned against the Stuart Oil Shale ProjeOil Shale Project.

In the mid to late 1990 she also worked with the Global Climate Coalition, a special interest group of coal, oil and utility companies, set up to lobby against international action on climate change.

Out of Balance also looks at the history of the company, showing a pattern of behavior that goes all the way back to Standard Oil days, through the response to the Exxon Valdez oil spill, to their current refusal to take action against climate chanOil days, through the response to the Exxon Valdez oil spill, to their current refusal to take action against climate chanoil spill, to their current refusal to take action against climate change.

As the 1990s progressed and the rear - guard action against restrictions on smoking faded, The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition started receiving funds from Exxon (among other oil companies) and its «junk science» website began to carry material attacking climate change science.

Specialist claimant firm Leigh Day & Co has billed # 105m in fees for its work on the class action brought against oil company Trafigura, in one of the highest - ever costs claims for a single litigation case.

Represented gas retailers against an oil & gas company in a breach of contract action alleging and proving that the company did not set the price it charged the gas retailers for gasoline in accordance with their contracts.

Representation of hundreds of investors in complex securities action involving oil and gas investor scam resulting in $ 21.5 MM disgorgement order obtained by the Securities and Exchange Commission against the perpetrators and the investor clients receiving a collective 60 % interest in the oil and gas company after the perpetrators were removed through successful appointment of a Ch.

Highlights include a London arbitration relating to a US $ 2 billion African urban project, a landmark decision on legal professional privilege in Hong Kong's highest court after a document summons by the HK Secretary for Justice, a # 1 billion joint venture dispute between two global oil companies, and action against various defaulting clients of a renowned English financial institution.

New York City filed a lawsuit earlier this year against the world's five largest publicly traded oil companies, claiming «public nuisance» as a cause of action.

In addition GML, the company that controlled a majority of Yukos Oil Company's shares, is pursuing enforcement action against Russia in six other countries: Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, India and the United company that controlled a majority of Yukos Oil Company's shares, is pursuing enforcement action against Russia in six other countries: Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, India and the United Company's shares, is pursuing enforcement action against Russia in six other countries: Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, India and the United States.

Notable mandates: Successfully fended off a class action certification motion against Canadian National Railway over alleged overcharging for grain carriage; acted for Federated Co-operatives Ltd. in its $ 138 - million acquisition of oil company Triwest Exploration Inc.; Saskatchewan counsel to Wal - Mart Canada Realty Inc. and SmartCentres Realty Inc. on the $ 200 - million sale of shopping centres to Great - West Life Assurance Co. and London Life Insurance Co.; represented Northern Property REIT in $ 70 - million purchase of Nunavut properties; advised Saskatchewan Power Corp. on its $ 1.24 - billion Boundary Dam Integrated Carbon Capture and Storage Demonstration Project.

Climate - related litigation is a reality, particularly in the United States where action has been taken against private companies, administrative decisions and government agencies... In relation to the impacts on Indigenous peoples, in February 2008 the Alaskan native village of Kivalina filed a lawsuit against a number of oil, coal and power companies for their contribution to global warming and the impacts on homes and country disappearing into the Chukchi Sea.