ExxonMobil

California sues ExxonMobil for misleading plastic waste claims

October 3rd, 2024


California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sued ExxonMobil for producing misleading public statements and campaigns for over half a century about its commitment to reduce plastic waste.

The lawsuit

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ESG investing

Group sues Texas over “anti-ESG” law 

September 4th, 2024


A nonprofit organization has filed a lawsuit against Texas seeking to overturn a 2021 bill that limits investments in businesses that “boycott energy companies”.

The American Sustainable Business Coalition, which represents …

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Salesforce

Salesforce to pay $1.35m to settle 401(k) plan misconduct lawsuit  

August 30, 2024


Salesforce has agreed to pay $1.35 million to more than 50,000 employees to settle two lawsuits that alleged the company of mismanaging its 401(k) plan, Pensions and

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ExxonMobil to go to court over climate deception lawsuit

July 26th, 2024


Connecticut Attorney General William Tong’s consumer protection case against ExxonMobil will advance towards trial, court rules.

This week, a Connecticut judge denied ExxonMobil’s motion to dismiss Tong’s lawsuit, …

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US court

Judge throws out New York lawsuit against pension funds

July 4th, 2024


A New York judge has dismissed a lawsuit against three pension funds in the New York City Retirement System for violating fiduciary duties.

The lawsuit claimed that the …

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Lawsuit

Exxon lawsuit against shareholder activist voided

June 21st, 2024


A federal judge has tossed ExxonMobil’s lawsuit against activist ESG shareholder Arjuna Capital.

US District Court Judge Mark Pittman concluded that ExxonMobil’s claim is moot and dismissed the lawsuit without prejudice, …

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ExxonMobil

Shareholders plan to vote against ExxonMobil’s board of directors over lawsuit

May 24th, 2024


ExxonMobil’s shareholders have released plans to vote against the company’s board of directors in response to its lawsuit against climate activist investors. 

CalPERS announced its plans …

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European Commission

Friends of the Earth files lawsuit against ING

January 31st, 2024


The Netherlands arm of Friends of the Earth, Milieudefensie, has filed a climate lawsuit against financial services group ING, calling on it to halve its carbon emissions.

The lawsuit …

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lawsuit

Lawsuit challenges SEC over shareholder voting rules


October 1, 2021

The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has challenged the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) planned changes to shareholder proposal rules.

In an ‘amicus brief’ filed in the district court for …

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Banks dragged into legal action over Bayer-Monsanto deal

Banks dragged into legal action over Bayer-Monsanto deal

Advisers to the Bayer-Monsanto takeover have been dragged into a lawsuit against the pharmaceuticals company that was originally filed in March.

Plaintiff Rebecca Haussmann, trustee of the Konstantin S. Haussmann Trust, filed …

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