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People of the State of New York v. Exxon Mobil Corporation
People of the State of New York v. Exxon Mobil Corp. ↗
452044/2018N.Y. Sup. Ct.106 entries
Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
02/27/2020
Decision
Motion to intervene and cross-motion to submit an amicus curiae brief denied.
A New York trial court denied a motion by the nonprofit Energy Policy Advocates and an individual board member to intervene in the New York attorney general’s unsuccessful case against Exxon Mobil Corporation for the purpose of moving to unseal certain judicial documents related to communications between a private attorney and the attorney general’s office prior to the filing of the case. After noting that none of the five documents at issue were entirely sealed and that all were publicly discussed and available with minor redactions, the court found that the limited redactions at issue “do not in any way undermine the important public policy assuring that judicial proceedings be open and transparent.”
02/25/2020
Affidavit/Declaration
Affirmation filed on behalf of defendant in response to proposed intervenors' motion to intervene.
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02/05/2020
Response
Response filed by proposed intervenors to cross-motion of Matthew Pawa for leave to file as amicus curiae.
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01/28/2020
Reply
Reply filed in support of motion to intervene for the limited purpose of seeking public access to judicial documents.
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New York Attorney General Investigation of ExxonMobil ↗
n/aN.Y. Att’y Gen.1 entry
Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
11/04/2015
Subpoena
Subpoena issued.
On November 5, 2015, Exxon Mobil Corporation (Exxon) confirmed that it had received a subpoena from the New York State Attorney General’s Office related to the company’s statements to investors and its board of directors regarding climate change risks and their consistency with the company’s internal research. The subpoena reportedly seeks extensive financial records, emails, and other documents covering a 40-year period as part of an investigation that began a year earlier. The investigation is being conducted under the State’s Martin Act, which forbids financial fraud and gives the State broad investigative powers. The investigation is also reported to be looking into whether Exxon violated state consumer protection laws. The subpoena itself is not publicly available, but reports on the subpoena are available in the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/06/science/exxon-mobil-under-investigation-in-new-york-over-climate-statements.html">New York Times</a>, <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-05/exxon-mobil-said-to-be-probed-by-n-y-over-climate-change">Bloomberg Business</a>, and <a href="http://insideclimatenews.org/news/05112015/new-york-attorney-general-eric-schneidermansubpoena-">InsideClimate News</a>. [Update: The subpoena subsequently became public when Exxon included it in filings made in the federal district court for the Northern District of Texas.]