Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 12, 2022No. Civil Action No. 2020-1932Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 20-1932 (TJK) EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION The District of Columbia sued Defendants, a group of energy companies, for violating a District of Columbia consumer protection law. The District alleges, among other things, that De- fendants knowingly misrepresented the effects of fossil fuel products to consumers within the Dis- trict through misleading advertisements and biased scientific studies. Defendants removed the case to federal court, invoking…
2Cases cited55 opinions
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- Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Allapattah Services, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2005
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