DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. EXXON MOBIL CORP. et al

  1. December 13, 2022

    DC Says Climate Suit Appeal Shouldn't Stop Remand

    Washington, D.C., said there's no good reason a federal judge should delay the state court remand of its climate change suit against Chevron and other energy giants while the D.C. Circuit considers an appeal.

  2. November 29, 2022

    Energy Cos. Fight Remand Of DC Climate Suit Pending Appeal

    Chevron and three other energy behemoths urged a D.C. federal judge to put on hold his decision remanding the District of Columbia's lawsuit seeking climate change-related infrastructure damages from them while they plead their case to the D.C. Circuit.

  3. November 15, 2022

    Oil Giants Get Remand Order Stayed In DC Climate Fight

    A D.C. federal judge on Monday agreed to wait before remanding the District of Columbia's lawsuit seeking climate change-related infrastructure damages from Chevron Corp. and other energy companies, giving the companies time to lodge an appeal and file a formal motion to stay his recent remand decision.

  4. April 12, 2021

    Energy Giants Cite 2nd Circ. In Bid To Sink DC Climate Suit

    Chevron Corp. and other energy giants on Friday told a D.C. federal court that it shouldn't remand the District of Columbia's lawsuit seeking climate change-related infrastructure damages in light of the Second Circuit's decision affirming the dismissal of New York City's similar suit.

  5. November 17, 2020

    DC Says Climate Suit A Matter For Local Courts

    The District of Columbia has said its allegations that oil giants like ExxonMobil have violated consumer protection laws by deceiving the public about the climate change-related risks of fossil fuels have been distorted in an attempt to have a local issue decided in federal court.

  6. October 16, 2020

    Exxon Bashes DC Bid To Make Climate Suit A Local Matter

    ExxonMobil Corp. and other oil giants urged a D.C. federal court to maintain jurisdiction over the U.S. capital city's suit accusing them of deceiving consumers about climate-change-related risks, saying the suit minces words to obscure its true goal of curtailing fossil fuel use.

  7. August 18, 2020

    DC Says Exxon Climate Fraud Suit Belongs In Local Court

    Washington, D.C., has told a federal judge that its lawsuit accusing ExxonMobil Corp. and other global oil giants of deceiving consumers about the climate change-related risks of fossil fuels belongs in the district's local court, not federal court, as the companies have argued.

  8. July 20, 2020

    Exxon Wants DC Climate Fraud Suit In Federal Court

    ExxonMobil Corp. on Friday removed to federal court the District of Columbia's suit accusing the company and other global oil giants of deceiving consumers about climate-change-related risks, saying the suit aims to curb fossil fuel use, not address consumer fraud.