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California v. General Motors Corp.
California v. General Motors Corp. ↗
06-cv-05755N.D. Cal.2 entries
Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
09/17/2007
Decision
Order issued granting defendants' motion to dismiss.
In September 2007, the district court granted the companies’ motion to dismiss, holding that the issues raised were “political questions” which were reserved for the President and Congress.
09/20/2006
Complaint
Complaint filed.
California filed a lawsuit against car manufacturers alleging that the companies’ vehicles were a substantial source of greenhouse gas emissions, which caused climate change, resulting in millions of dollars in damages to the State.
California v. General Motors Corp. ↗
07-169089th Cir.2 entries
Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
06/19/2009
Motion
Motion to dismiss appeal filed by California.
On June 19, 2009, the California Attorney General’s Office voluntarily dropped its appeal to the Ninth Circuit to review the district court’s dismissal of the state’s public nuisance lawsuit against six major automobile companies. The withdrawal contained a statement that recent policy changes by the Obama administration indicated progress on certain related issues, specifically an increase in fuel economy standards and EPA’s “endangerment finding” that greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health and welfare.