Big Oil Accountability Lawsuits

Communities across the U.S. are taking Big Oil to court to hold these corporations accountable for their deception and make polluters pay.

Legal Action Against Big Oil

Plaintiff(s)

California

Climate Deception

Legal Claims

Public Nuisance, Products Liability: Failure to Warn, Pollution, Impairment, and Destruction of Natural Resources, Misleading Advertising and Environmental Marketing, Unfair Competition

Defendant(s)

Exxon Mobil et al.

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Plaintiff(s)

Multnomah County, Oregon

Climate Deception

Legal Claims

Negligence, Public Nuisance, Trespass, Fraud and Deceit

Defendant(s)

Exxon Mobil et al.

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Plaintiff(s)

Municipalities of Puerto Rico

Climate Deception

Legal Claims

Private Nuisance, Civil Conspiracy, Products Liability: Failure to Warn, Unjust Enrichment, Consumer Protection, Racketeering, Antitrust, Products Liability: Design Defect, Fraud

Defendant(s)

Exxon Mobil et al.

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Plaintiff(s)

New Jersey

Climate Deception

Legal Claims

Negligence, Public Nuisance, Private Nuisance, Products Liability: Failure to Warn, Consumer Protection, Trespass, Impairment of Public Trust Resources

Defendant(s)

Exxon Mobil et al.

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Plaintiff(s)

Vermont

Climate Deception

Legal Claims

Consumer Protection

Defendant(s)

Exxon Mobil et al.

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Plaintiff(s)

Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Climate Deception

Legal Claims

Public Nuisance, Private Nuisance, Civil Conspiracy, Products Liability: Failure to Warn, Consumer Protection, Trespass

Defendant(s)

BP et al.

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Plaintiff(s)

New York City, New York

Climate Deception

Legal Claims

Consumer Protection

Defendant(s)

Exxon Mobil et al.

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Plaintiff(s)

Annapolis, Maryland

Climate Deception

Legal Claims

Public Nuisance, Private Nuisance, Civil Conspiracy, Products Liability: Failure to Warn, Consumer Protection, Trespass

Defendant(s)

BP et al.

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