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Municipality of Bayamón v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Geography
🇺🇸 United States of America → Puerto Rico
Year
2022
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
Municipality of Bayamón v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

About this case

Filing year
2022
Status
Response brief filed by Occidental Petroleum.
Geography
🇺🇸 United States of America → Puerto Rico
Docket number
25-1961
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1st Cir.)
Case category
Adaptation (US) → Actions seeking money damages for losses (US)Common Law Claims (US)
Principal law
United States → Common Law Consumer FraudUnited States → ConspiracyUnited States → Failure to WarnUnited States → Negligent Design DefectUnited States → Puerto Rico Nuisance Statute (32 L.P.R.A. §2761)United States → Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)United States → Rule 7 of Puerto Rico Rules Against Misleading Practices and AdvertisementsUnited States → Sherman Antitrust ActUnited States → State Law–Strict LiabilityUnited States → State Law—Unjust EnrichmentUnited States → Strict Liability—Design Defect
At issue
Document with title of Municipality of Bayamón v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
Topics
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Documents

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Filing Date
Document
Type
Topics
08/11/2026
Response brief filed by Occidental Petroleum.
Lawsuit brought by municipalities in Puerto Rico seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for losses resulting from storms during the 2017 hurricane season and ongoing economic losses since 2017.
Brief
08/11/2026
Response brief filed by Rio Tinto plc and BHP Group Limited.
Lawsuit brought by municipalities in Puerto Rico seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for losses resulting from storms during the 2017 hurricane season and ongoing economic losses since 2017.
Brief
08/11/2026
Joint response brief filed by defendants-appellees.
Lawsuit brought by municipalities in Puerto Rico seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for losses resulting from storms during the 2017 hurricane season and ongoing economic losses since 2017.
Brief
05/01/2026
Opening brief filed by plaintiffs-appellants.
Lawsuit brought by municipalities in Puerto Rico seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for losses resulting from storms during the 2017 hurricane season and ongoing economic losses since 2017.
Brief

Summary

Lawsuit brought by municipalities in Puerto Rico seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for losses resulting from storms during the 2017 hurricane season and ongoing economic losses since 2017.

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Group
Topics
Target
Policy instrument
Risk
Impacted group
Just transition
Renewable energy
Fossil fuel
Greenhouse gas
Economic sector
Adaptation/resilience
Finance