Environmental
Oct. 29, 2009
Climate Change Litigation Heats Up
Jose Allen, Kenneth Berlin, Don Frost Jr. and Stacy Kray of Skadden spotlight recent rulings in climate change litigation.
ENVIRONMENT
By Jose Allen, Kenneth Berlin, Don Frost Jr. and Stacy KrayIn the last month, two different federal appellate courts and a federal district court in Northern California have issued significant new rulings in cases alleging nuisance and other common law claims based on the effects of climate change. First, in Connecticut v. American Electric Power Co., Nos. 05-5104-cv, 05-5119-cv, 2009 WL 2996729, the 2nd Circuit, reversing ...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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