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Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp.
Geography
Date
2008
Document type
Litigation
Part of
About this cases
Filing year
2008
Status
Rehearing en banc denied.
Geography
Docket number
09-17490
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 → Federal Common Law—NuisanceUnited States → State Law—Nuisance
At issue
Action by native Alaskans seeking damages from oil and power companies for impacts of climate change on their village.
Documents
Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Summary
Document
09/21/2012
Decision
Opinion issued affirming dismissal.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit by Inupiat Native Alaskans seeking to recover money damages from a number of energy companies for greenhouse gas emissions from the companies’ products that plaintiffs alleged caused eroded sea ice where the plaintiffs' village is located. The appeals court held that plaintiffs could not sue under a theory of public nuisance given that it had been displaced by the Clean Air Act.
Summary
Action by native Alaskans seeking damages from oil and power companies for impacts of climate change on their village.