Puerto Rico and Punitive Damages

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

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 2, 2022

On November 22, 2022, sixteen municipalities of Puerto Rico filed a lawsuit in the federal district court in Puerto Rico seeking to hold coal, oil, and gas companies liable for losses resulting from storms during the 2017 hurricane season and ongoing economic losses since that time. In Municipalities of Puerto Rico v.

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Litigation Litigating Cause of Action Punitive Damages

In mostly humdrum order list, court adds no new cases to its docket

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OCTOBER 12, 2021

in which Epic has asked the justices to weigh in on whether a state law that places a cap on punitive damages can provide the kind of fair notice that the Supreme Court has said the Constitution’s due process clause requires, so that a punitive damages award that complies with the law passes constitutional muster.

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

In mostly humdrum order list, court adds no new cases to its docket

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