County of Santa Cruz v. Chevron Corp.

Date

2017

Geography

California

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

Type

Action Taken

Document

Summary

08/20/2018

Decision

Appeal of remand order consolidated with <a href="https://climatecasechart.com/case/county-san-mateo-v-chevron-corp/">San Mateo cases</a>.

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Summary

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