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Litigation

Shell Offshore, Inc. v. Greenpeace, Inc.

Date
2012
Geography
Alaska
Part of
Shell Offshore, Inc. v. Greenpeace, Inc.

About this case

Filing year
2012
Status
Petition for rehearing en banc denied.
Geography
Docket number
12-35332
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → United States Ninth Circuit (9th Cir.)
Case category
Climate Change Protesters and Scientists → Protesters
Principal law
United States → Maritime Law—Intentional Interference with Maritime NavigationUnited States → Maritime Law—NuisanceUnited States → Maritime Law—Tortious InterferenceUnited States → Maritime Law—TrespassUnited States → Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA)United States → State Law—ConversionUnited States → State Law—NuisanceUnited States → State Law—Trespass
At issue
Oil company lawsuit seeking to bar environmental activists from occupying its drilling ship bound for Arctic.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
07/10/2013
Decision
Petition for rehearing en banc denied.
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03/26/2013
Petition For Rehearing
Petition for rehearing en banc filed.
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03/12/2013
Decision
Opinion issued affirming preliminary injunction.
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Summary

Oil company lawsuit seeking to bar environmental activists from occupying its drilling ship bound for Arctic.