September 2020
The City of Hoboken, New Jersey filed a consumer fraud and cost recovery lawsuit against ExxonMobil and other fossil fuel companies, as well as the world’s largest oil and gas trade association, the American Petroleum Institute to hold them accountable for climate fraud and damages.
The lawsuit argues that the companies’ record of lying about the dangers associated with their products violates the state’s consumer fraud statute, and provides grounds for common law claims of public and private nuisance, trespass and negligence. Other defendants include BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and Shell.
- Analysis: Hoboken Sues Oil Giants Over Climate Change Damages, Fraud (2020) • Hoboken becomes the 20th community to sue Big Oil over climate damages (2020) • After getting pummeled by another climate-driven storm, Hoboken wins an important ruling against Big Oil (2021) • Delaware, Hoboken to Argue for Climate Lawsuits against Big Oil to Proceed in State Court on 6/21 (2022) • Delaware and Hoboken Climate Lawsuits Against Big Oil Belong in State Court, Third Circuit Rules (2022)
- Read the Complaint: Hoboken v. ExxonMobil et al. (2020) • Hoboken v. ExxonMobil et al. (Amended Complaint - 2023)