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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kivalina v. ExxonMobil canonical | 1 |
| Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4981632 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Context triple: [Kivalina, hasLegalCase, Kivalina v. ExxonMobil]
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A.
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. is a landmark 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited the extraterritorial application of the Alien Tort Statute in human rights lawsuits against corporations for conduct occurring abroad.
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B.
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. NRDC
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. NRDC is a 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited courts’ ability to impose additional procedural requirements on federal agencies beyond those mandated by the Administrative Procedure Act and relevant statutes.
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C.
Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co.
Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co. was a landmark U.S. class-action sexual harassment lawsuit brought by female mine workers in Minnesota’s Iron Range, recognized as one of the first major cases to address workplace sexual harassment in a blue-collar industry.
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D.
Chiafalo v. Washington
Chiafalo v. Washington is a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court case that unanimously upheld states’ authority to penalize or replace “faithless electors” who do not vote in line with their state’s popular vote in presidential elections.
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E.
Pennzoil v. Texaco lawsuit
The Pennzoil v. Texaco lawsuit was a landmark 1980s U.S. civil case in which Pennzoil won a multibillion-dollar judgment against Texaco over interference with its agreement to acquire Getty Oil, reshaping corporate merger practices and tort law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Target entity description: 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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A.
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. is a landmark 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited the extraterritorial application of the Alien Tort Statute in human rights lawsuits against corporations for conduct occurring abroad.
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B.
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. NRDC
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. NRDC is a 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited courts’ ability to impose additional procedural requirements on federal agencies beyond those mandated by the Administrative Procedure Act and relevant statutes.
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C.
Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co.
Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co. was a landmark U.S. class-action sexual harassment lawsuit brought by female mine workers in Minnesota’s Iron Range, recognized as one of the first major cases to address workplace sexual harassment in a blue-collar industry.
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D.
Chiafalo v. Washington
Chiafalo v. Washington is a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court case that unanimously upheld states’ authority to penalize or replace “faithless electors” who do not vote in line with their state’s popular vote in presidential elections.
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E.
Pennzoil v. Texaco lawsuit
The Pennzoil v. Texaco lawsuit was a landmark 1980s U.S. civil case in which Pennzoil won a multibillion-dollar judgment against Texaco over interference with its agreement to acquire Getty Oil, reshaping corporate merger practices and tort law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal court case
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climate change lawsuit ⓘ public nuisance case ⓘ tort action ⓘ |
| allegesCause |
defendants’ contribution to climate change
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greenhouse gas emissions from defendants ⓘ |
| allegesHarm |
coastal erosion
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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)
NERFINISHED
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Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp., 696 F.3d 849 (9th Cir. 2012) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernsCommunity | Inupiat village of Kivalina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| courtHeld | federal common law nuisance claims displaced by Clean Air Act ⓘ |
| courtReliedOn | American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2009-10-15 ⓘ |
| districtCourtOutcome | case dismissed ⓘ |
| filedInCourt | United States District Court for the Northern District of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicContext | Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDefendant |
American Electric Power Company, Inc.
NERFINISHED
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BP America, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ Chevron Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ ConocoPhillips Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke Energy Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ ExxonMobil Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ Peabody Energy Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Dutch Shell PLC NERFINISHED ⓘ other major energy companies ⓘ |
| hasPlaintiff |
City of Kivalina
NERFINISHED
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Native Village of Kivalina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyIssue |
displacement of federal common law by statute
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justiciability of climate change tort claims ⓘ political question doctrine ⓘ standing of plaintiffs ⓘ |
| legalBasisAlleged |
federal common law of public nuisance
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state law nuisance claims ⓘ |
| onAppealTo | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plaintiffsSeek |
damages for past and future harms
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funds to relocate the village ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
climate change tort jurisprudence in the United States
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environmental justice issues for Indigenous communities ⓘ |
| seeksRemedy |
costs of relocation of Kivalina
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monetary damages ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | liability of energy companies for climate change impacts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp.