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City & County of Honolulu v. Sunoco LP

Date
2020
Geography
Hawaii
Part of
City & County of Honolulu v. Sunoco LP

About this case

Filing year
2020
Status
Motion to dismiss appeal granted as to circuit court's declining to rule on the applicability of the Noerr-Pennington doctrine and otherwise denied.
Geography
United States → Hawaii
Docket number
CAAP-22-0000135
Court/admin entity
United States → State Courts → Haw. Ct. App.
Case category
Adaptation → Actions seeking money damages for lossesCommon Law Claims
Principal law
United States → State Law–Strict LiabilityUnited States → State Law—NegligenceUnited States → State Law—NuisanceUnited States → State Law—Trespass
At issue
Lawsuit seeking damages and other relief from fossil fuel companies for alleged conduct that the City and County of Honolulu contends actually and proximately caused climate change impacts.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
07/22/2022
Decision
Motion to dismiss appeal granted as to circuit court's declining to rule on the applicability of the Noerr-Pennington doctrine and otherwise denied.
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Summary

Lawsuit seeking damages and other relief from fossil fuel companies for alleged conduct that the City and County of Honolulu contends actually and proximately caused climate change impacts.