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California v. General Motors Corp.
Geography
Year
2006
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
About this case
Filing year
2006
Status
Order issued granting motion for voluntary dismissal.
Geography
Docket number
07-16908
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (9th Cir.)
Case category
Adaptation (US) → Actions seeking money damages for losses (US)Common Law Claims (US)
Principal law
United States → State Law—Nuisance
At issue
Public nuisance action by California seeking damages from auto companies for contributions to climate change.
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Documents
Filing Date
Document
Type
Topics
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06/24/2009
Order issued granting motion for voluntary dismissal.
Decision
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06/19/2009
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.
Motion
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Summary
Public nuisance action by California seeking damages from auto companies for contributions to climate change.
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Group
Topics
Risk
Greenhouse gas
Economic sector