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The Climate Litigation Database

County of Santa Cruz v. Chevron Corp.

Geography
🇺🇸 United States / California
Year
2017
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
County of Santa Cruz v. Chevron Corp.

About this case

Filing year
2017
Status
Appeal of remand order consolidated with <a href="https://climatecasechart.com/case/county-san-mateo-v-chevron-corp/">San Mateo cases</a>.
Geography
🇺🇸 United States → California
Docket number
18-16376
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → United States Ninth Circuit (9th Cir.)
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—TrespassUnited States → Supremacy Clause
At issue
Lawsuits alleging that fossil fuel companies caused cities' and county's climate change-related injuries.

Documents

Filing Date
Document
Type
08/20/2018
Appeal of remand order consolidated with <a href="https://climatecasechart.com/case/county-san-mateo-v-chevron-corp/">San Mateo cases</a>.
Decision

Summary

Lawsuits alleging that fossil fuel companies caused cities' and county's climate change-related injuries.