Kivalina v. ExxonMobil

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Kivalina v. ExxonMobil is a landmark U.S. climate change lawsuit in which an Alaskan village sued major energy companies for damages allegedly caused by global warming and resulting coastal erosion.

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instanceOf United States federal court case
climate change lawsuit
public nuisance case
tort action
allegesCause defendants’ contribution to climate change
greenhouse gas emissions from defendants
allegesHarm coastal erosion
global warming
loss of sea ice protection
sea level rise
threat to habitability of Kivalina
appealDecisionDate 2012-09-21
appealOutcome dismissal affirmed
characterizedAs landmark climate change litigation
citation Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp., 663 F. Supp. 2d 863 (N.D. Cal. 2009)
Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp., 696 F.3d 849 (9th Cir. 2012)
concernsCommunity Inupiat village of Kivalina
linked to: Shishmaref, Alaska
courtHeld federal common law nuisance claims displaced by Clean Air Act
courtReliedOn American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut
decisionDate 2009-10-15
districtCourtOutcome case dismissed
filedInCourt United States District Court for the Northern District of California
geographicContext Alaska
hasDefendant American Electric Power Company, Inc.
BP America, Inc.
linked to: BP America

Chevron Corporation
ConocoPhillips Company
linked to: ConocoPhillips

Duke Energy Corporation
linked to: Duke Power Company

ExxonMobil Corporation
linked to: Exxon

Peabody Energy Corporation
Royal Dutch Shell PLC
linked to: Royal Dutch Shell

other major energy companies
hasPlaintiff City of Kivalina
Native Village of Kivalina
keyIssue displacement of federal common law by statute
justiciability of climate change tort claims
political question doctrine
standing of plaintiffs
legalBasisAlleged federal common law of public nuisance
state law nuisance claims
onAppealTo United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
plaintiffsSeek damages for past and future harms
funds to relocate the village
relatedTo climate change tort jurisprudence in the United States
environmental justice issues for Indigenous communities
seeksRemedy costs of relocation of Kivalina
monetary damages
subjectMatter liability of energy companies for climate change impacts

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Kivalina hasLegalCase Kivalina v. ExxonMobil
Kivalina hasLegalCase Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp.
linked to: Kivalina v. ExxonMobil
Kivalina v. ExxonMobil citation Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp., 663 F. Supp. 2d 863 (N.D. Cal. 2009)
linked to: Kivalina v. ExxonMobil
Kivalina v. ExxonMobil citation Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp., 696 F.3d 849 (9th Cir. 2012)
linked to: Kivalina v. ExxonMobil