Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp.
Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corporation, et al. is a lawsuit filed on February 26, 2008, in a United States district court. The suit, based on the common law theory of nuisance, claims monetary damages from the energy industry for the destruction of Kivalina, Alaska by flooding caused by climate change. The damage estimates made by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Government Accountability Office are placed between $95 million and $400 million. This lawsuit is an example of greenhouse gas emission liability.
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Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp.
Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corporation, et al. is a lawsuit filed on February 26, 2008, in a United States district court. The suit, based on the common law theory of nuisance, claims monetary damages from the energy industry for the destruction of Kivalina, Alaska by flooding caused by climate change. The damage estimates made by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Government Accountability Office are placed between $95 million and $400 million. This lawsuit is an example of greenhouse gas emission liability.
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Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corpora ...... ending the city's legal claim.
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Comer v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc., et al.
date decided
2009-09-30
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Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corporation, et al.
Holding
Kivalina claims posed non-just ...... e United States Constitution.”
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Saundra Brown Armstrong
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Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corporation, et al.
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No. cv-08-1138
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Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corpora ...... nhouse gas emission liability.
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Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp.
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