Sentences with phrase «case against the oil company»

Those cities and counties claim a disastrous flood is imminent due to climate change, and energy producers are the cause, in their case against the oil company.

Not exact matches

For instance, the criminal case against former minister of economic development Aleksey Ulyukayev — initiated in 2016 by Igor Sechin, head of the state - owned oil company Rosneft — was evidently part of Sechin's struggle against Prime Minister Dmitriy Medvedev's government over power and resources.

Here are some of my thoughts after this week's news that San Francisco and Oakland have filed lawsuits against five oil and natural companies, arguing that the companies should pay for sea walls to protect the cities in case ocean levels rise due to changing climate:

Oil companies and their representative trade associations are defendants in our constitutional climate case against the federal government pending in the District of Oregon.

In many cases, the groups involved accept money from oil, gas and coal companies that compete against renewable energy suppliers.

Supreme Court to decide whether to hear oil companies and Alaskan native case against Trump administration for listing seal as threatened due to climate change

The initial reaction of the two California cities that brought the case against five oil companies, demanding that they should fork out billions to fend off sea - level rise, was to use the traditional totalitarian tactic of attacking our personal reputations.

He'll talk about building on our work to #StopAdani, the push for fossil fuel divestment and the groundbreaking NYC legal case against five of the world's biggest oil companies, and ensure climate change is the number one issue on any election agenda.

Many of David's cases relate to the energy sector and in particular he has considerable experience of litigating for and against state oil and gas companies, typically in confidential arbitration proceedings (see the Arbitration section above for more details).

The case involved a group of litigation funders that financed a $ 1.6 bn case brought by Excalibur Ventures, an aspiring oil exploration firm, against two US oil companies.

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.

Alison Wilson Qualified: 2005 Made partner: 2014 Key cases: Advising a major bank on an FCA investigation into its handling of PPI complaints; advising Standard Chartered Bank in its successful claim against the Ceylon Petroleum Company in connection with oil derivatives; advising a major bank on a multijurisdictional fraud perpetrated against it by a hedge fund manager, including civil claims and associated criminal investigations.

Being represented by a lawyer who has successfully handled personal injury cases against oil and gas companies and other responsible parties, offers you the best chance of getting fair compensation for your injuries.

Summary judgment granted for defendant in case against an oil tank testing and removal company alleging negligence in connection with the testing of the underground oil tank.

The contribution case arose out a suit brought against an oil recycling company and several family members and an estate of a family member affiliated with the company.