article thumbnail

Municipalities of Puerto Rico v. Exxon: a unique class action against fossil fuel companies presses for climate accountability in the United States

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Sunoco LP , a Hawaii state court rejected fossil fuel companies’ motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim and lack of personal jurisdiction, allowing the case to proceed. Cases brought by cities. In the case that has proceeded the furthest in state court, City & County of Honolulu v.

article thumbnail

December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Hawaii Court Ruled that Commercial Aquarium Fishing Required Environmental Review. The court rejected DLNR’s argument that a 2017 Hawaii Supreme Court decision requiring environmental review for aquarium fishing only applied to fishing with fine-meshed nets. Zepeda , No. 80593-2-I (Wash.

Court 54