City & County of Honolulu v. Chevron Corp.

The Hawai‘i Intermediate Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a special motion by Chevron Corporation and Chevron USA Inc. (together, Chevron) to strike or dismiss the City and County of Honolulu and Honolulu Board of Water Supply’s lawsuit alleging that Chevron and other defendants misled the public about the climate change dangers of their products and contributed to climate change injuries suffered by the plaintiffs. Chevron asserted that California’s anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) law should apply and bar the plaintiffs’ claims. The appellate court found that the Circuit Court correctly concluded that the California anti-SLAPP law did not apply.