Shell Faces Renewed Legal Pressure Over Future Oil and Gas Investment
23 April 2026
Shell is facing a new climate lawsuit in the Netherlands that targets its future investment plans rather than past emissions. Friends of the …
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Your Vote, Their Permission: Why Shareholder Proposal Rights in the US Are Under Existential Threat
20 March 2026
By Sarah Wilson
The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and As You Sow have filed a lawsuit against the US Securities …
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Accounting Evolution: Fewer Lawsuits but Larger and Slower
19 March 2026
By Sarah Wilson
Accounting-related class action lawsuits fell to their lowest level in more than two decades in 2025 according to new data, which also reveals AI washing risks. …
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Shareholders Sue: Lawsuit Launched Over Climate Proposal Exclusion
6 March 2026
Shareholder advocacy group As You Sow has launched a lawsuit challenging the exclusion of a climate-related shareholder proposal at international insurance company Chubb. The litigation follows …
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Landmark Lawsuits: Canadian Investors Sued in Two ESG-linked Cases
9 December 2025
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and Canadian asset manager Purpose Investments are the subject of two separate ESG-linked lawsuits which could hold …
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Case Closed: SEC Stops SolarWinds Data Breach Lawsuit
24 November 2025
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it is ceasing its high-profile lawsuit against software company SolarWinds five years after an infamous data …
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Damning Verdict: BHP Found Liable for Dam Collapse in UK Lawsuit
21 November 2025
Australian mining giant BHP Group has been found responsible for the high-profile Fundão tailings dam collapse in Brazil in 2015 by London’s High …
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Exxon Action: Shareholders Launch Lawsuit Over Retail Voting Program
21 October 2025
Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil has been sued by shareholders in an attempt to stop the company’s controversial Retail Voting Program (RVP) which was recently …
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See You in Court: Texas-led Case Against Asset Managers Advances
August 6, 2025
A trio of asset managers are set to face a Texas-led antitrust lawsuit from Republican states after a US judge declined to dismiss the …
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