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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
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Case Updates
District court dismisses case as moot after activist shareholder “unconditionally and irrevocably covenants to refrain henceforth from submitting any proposal for consideration by Exxon shareholders relating to GHG or climate change”
June 17, 2024
District court allows Exxon's declaratory-judgment action against Arjuna Capital to go forward in shareholder proposal dispute
May 22, 2024
U.S. Chamber submits coalition amicus brief urging district court to deny defendant’s motion to dismiss because companies should be allowed to exclude abusive shareholder proposals from special interest groups, despite the SEC having refused to issue no-action letters where shareholder proposals concern issues with a broad societal impact with no nexus to the company’s actual business
February 28, 2024
U.S. Chamber Coalition Amicus Brief
Steven P. Lehotsky, Scott A. Keller, and Matthew H. Frederick of Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP served as outside counsel.