Sentences with phrase «lawsuits against energy companies»
He is well known for advocating for climate lawsuits against energy companies, including a profile in New Scientist profile titled, «I want to show the courts who's to blame for climate change.»
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NYC's lawsuit lists Matt Pawa and Steve Berman as «of counsel» to the city — the same lawyers representing San Francisco and Oakland in their lawsuits against energy companies.
The Daily Mail has published a bombshell secret memo sent by leading #ExxonKnew activist - lawyer Matt Pawa to billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer, outlining a strategy to bring state - level class action lawsuits against energy companies and charging them with causing global warming.
As we saw in the March 21 courtroom tutorial hearing, the judge was not impressed with one of the main bits of accusatory evidence about the «conspiracy,» and the one Chevron attorney speaking at the hearing, Theodore Boutrous, had never seen the plaintiffs» «conspiracy evidence» before — which could actually undermine other lawsuits against energy companies.
But by the logic expressed in its lawsuit against energy companies, Boulder should sue Toyota, Tesla, and Schwinn to force them to pay «their share» of the costs.
Not exact matches
Abramovich was in Fribourg court as part of a lawsuit brought by the London - based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development against Abramovich, Russian oil tycoon Eugene Shvidler, and the Russian energy company Gazprom Neft, a bank spokesman said Wednesday.
Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al - Falih has said it would be a risk to list in New York because of liabilities and litigation, including the climate change lawsuits against other oil companies by New York City.
Tesla Semi rival Nikola Motors has filed a $ 2 billion lawsuit against the California - based electric car and energy company.
The lawsuits are the latest legal challenges against oil companies over climate change and come as the firms are searching for new business models amid pressure by governments and consumers for cleaner energy.
How strange it is, then, that high - profile lawsuits have been filed against energy companies (and, indirectly, all of their employees and stockholders) for meeting the production, transportation, refining, and marketing needs of a global marketplace.
Pawa's strategy is nearly identical to the lawsuits recently brought by the cities of San Francisco and Oakland against five energy companies, including ExxonMobil and Shell.
The lawsuit follows similar cases filed last year by seven coastal cities and counties in California, including San Francisco and Oakland, against the same companies, as well as a larger group of energy producers.
In September 2017, San Francisco and Oakland filed lawsuits against fossil fuel energy companies, «blaming them for the effects of climate change.»
«It's really devastating to the point of — you hate to tell people this — but if these measures were to pass, companies will have no other option but to file a lawsuit against the state of Oklahoma,» said Yates in an extensive interview with OK Energy Today.
In one of the tribal courts in Oklahoma, there is a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against several oil and energy companies.
On May 10, 2016, the United States District Court for the Central District of California, in a 31 - page decision, dismissed a putative class action lawsuit for securities fraud against Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited.
Compounding Pharmacies Face Added Scrutiny in Wake of Meningitis Outbreak, Indiana Injury Lawyer Blog, January 26, 2013 After Multiple Lawsuits Allege Wrongful Death and Other Claims Against Energy Drink Company, Insurance Companies Seek Declaration that They Are Not Obligated to Provide Defense, Indiana Injury Lawyer Blog, December 7, 2012 More Than Forty People in Indiana Sickened in Fungal Meningitis Outbreak; State Seeks to Revoke License of Pharmacy Where Outbreak Allegedly Originated, Indiana Injury Lawyer Blog, October 31, 2012 Photo credit: By Ben Mills (Own work)[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.