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Shell Oil Products Co. v. Rhode Island

Geography
🇺🇸 United States / Rhode Island
Date
2018
Document type
Litigation
Part of
Rhode Island v. Shell Oil Products Co.

About this cases

Filing year
2018
Status
Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded.
Geography
🇺🇸 United States → Rhode Island
Docket number
20-900
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → U.S.
Case category
Adaptation → Actions seeking money damages for lossesCommon Law Claims
Principal law
United States → Public Trust DoctrineUnited States → State Law–Strict LiabilityUnited States → State Law—NegligenceUnited States → State Law—NuisanceUnited States → State Law—Trespass
At issue
State of Rhode Island lawsuit seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for causing climate change impacts that adversely affect Rhode Island and jeopardize State-owned or -operated facilities, real property, and other assets.

Documents

Filing Date
Document
Type
12/30/2020
Petition for writ of certiorari filed.
In December 2020, fossil fuel companies filed a petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of the First Circuit's decision affirming affirming the remand order in the climate change case brought by Rhode Island. The companies requested that the petition be held pending the outcome of the Baltimore case since their petition raises the same jurisdictional issue.
Petition For Writ Of Certiorari

Summary

State of Rhode Island lawsuit seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for causing climate change impacts that adversely affect Rhode Island and jeopardize State-owned or -operated facilities, real property, and other assets.