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Litigation
City of Charleston v. Brabham Oil Co.
About this case
Documents
Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
04/17/2023
Response
Response filed by defendants to plaintiff's April 6, 2023 notice of supplemental authority.
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04/06/2023
Notice
Notice of supplemental authority filed by plaintiff (Eighth Circuit decision in Minnesota's case and U.S. Solicitor General brief regarding certiorari petition in Boulder et al. case).
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01/20/2023
Reply
Reply filed by defendants Piedmont Petroleum Corp. and Brabham Oil Company, Inc. in support of motion for leave to file sur-reply in opposition to plaintiff's renewed motion to remand.
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01/13/2023
Opposition
Opposition filed by plaintiff to defendants Piedmont Petroleum Corp.'s and Brabham Oil Company, Inc.'s motion for leave to file surreply.
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12/30/2022
Motion
Motion filed by defendants Piedmont Petroleum Corp. and Brabham Oil Company, Inc. for leave to file sur-reply in opposition to motion to remand.
Two defendants asked for leave to file a sur-reply in opposition to the City of Charleston’s motion to remand its case to state court. The two companies argued that the City had raised a new argument in its supplemental reply that they could be liable under a failure to warn theory even if they did not participate in any alleged disinformation campaign.
11/21/2022
Reply
Supplemental reply filed by plaintiff in support of motion to remand to state court.
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11/01/2022
Opposition
Supplemental answering brief filed by defendants in opposition to plaintiff's renewed motion to remand.
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07/11/2022
Status Report
Joint status report filed summarizing proceedings and setting forth parties' positions on potential next steps.
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05/27/2021
Decision
Proceedings stayed pending Fourth Circuit's decision on remand in the Baltimore case.
On May 27, 2021, the federal district court for the District of South Carolina stayed proceedings in the City of Charleston’s lawsuit against fossil fuel companies pending the Fourth Circuit’s decision on remand in the Baltimore case. Briefing on the City of Charleston’s motion to remand was completed earlier in May. As set forth in a joint stipulation filed by the parties on May 25, the court directed them to file a joint submission regarding the next steps in the case within 14 days of the Fourth Circuit’s decision on remand.
Summary
Lawsuit seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for the impacts of climate change on the City of Charleston.