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County of Maui v. Sunoco LP

Geography
🇺🇸 United States / Hawaii
Year
2020
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
County of Maui v. Sunoco LP

About this case

Filing year
2020
Status
Status Pending
Geography
🇺🇸 United States → Hawaii
Docket number
1:20-cv-00470
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (D. Haw.)
Case category
Adaptation (US) → Actions seeking money damages for losses (US)Common Law Claims (US)
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 climate change impacts allegedly caused by companies' conduct.

Documents

Filing Date
Document
Type
10/30/2020
This case was removed to federal court, where the motion for remand, the Ninth Circuit appeal from the district court's remand order, and now the fossil fuel companies' petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of the Ninth Circuit's affirmance of the remand order are being considered alongside City & County of Honolulu v. Sunoco LP. See the Honolulu case page for developments in the federal court proceedings.
Notice Of Removal
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Summary

Lawsuit seeking damages and other relief from fossil fuel companies for climate change impacts allegedly caused by companies' conduct.