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The Climate Litigation Database

BP p.l.c. v. Rhode Island

Geography
🇺🇸 United States / Rhode Island
Date
2018
Document type
Litigation
Part of
Rhode Island v. Shell Oil Products Co.

About this cases

Filing year
2018
Status
Application for stay denied by Justice Breyer.
Geography
🇺🇸 United States → Rhode Island
Docket number
19A391
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → U.S.
Case category
Adaptation → Actions seeking money damages for lossesCommon Law Claims
Principal law
United States → Public Trust DoctrineUnited States → State Law–Strict LiabilityUnited States → State Law—NegligenceUnited States → State Law—NuisanceUnited States → State Law—Trespass
At issue
State of Rhode Island lawsuit seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for causing climate change impacts that adversely affect Rhode Island and jeopardize State-owned or -operated facilities, real property, and other assets.

Documents

Filing Date
Document
Type
10/07/2019
Defendants filed application to stay district court's remand order pending appeal and request for immediate administrative stay.
Application

Summary

State of Rhode Island lawsuit seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for causing climate change impacts that adversely affect Rhode Island and jeopardize State-owned or -operated facilities, real property, and other assets.