Chevron files suit against environmental plaintiff’s lawyer

by Ashley C. Stinnett. November 20, 2009 09:42 AM.

SAN FRANCISCO – Chevron has filed a malicious conduct lawsuit against an attorney who took the oil giant to court in 2006.

Judge tosses Kivalana global warming suit

by Ashley C. Stinnett. October 19, 2009 12:55 PM.

SAN FRANCISCO – A U.S. District Court Judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by an Alaskan native village that targeted Exxon Mobil, alleging the oil company was responsible for global warming.

New York City v Exxon Mobil trial underway

by Ashley C. Stinnett. August 15, 2009 09:37 AM.

NEW YORK – New York City lawyers are trying to convince a jury in a United States District Court in Manhattan that Exxon Mobil knew an additive it used in gasoline would eventually contaminate groundwater.

Film company shoots Kivalina documentary before trial ends

by Ashley C. Stinnett. August 13, 2009 11:42 AM.

TORONTO – A Canadian-based film company has begun filming a documentary aimed at exposing the controversial case of Kivalina v Exxon Mobil.

Litigation slows access to Alaskan oil reserves

by Nick Rees. July 13, 2009 11:09 AM.

ALASKA -- As warmer temperatures open up previously inaccessible Alaskan oil and gas reserves, oil companies are finding their dash to tap them slowed by lawsuits from environmental groups.

Shell game: payout or payoff?

by Nick Rees. July 08, 2009 09:58 AM.

NEW YORK -- Royal Dutch Shell, the multinational petroleum company, has settled with plaintiffs in New York federal court for $15.5 million in an Alien Tort Statute lawsuit. The settlement could spell trouble for other large corporations . . .