American Electric Power Company V Connecticut

410 2011 was a united states supreme court case in which the court in an 8 0 decision held that corporations cannot be sued for greenhouse gas emissions ghgs under federal common law primarily because the clean air act caa delegates the management of carbon dioxide and other ghg emissions to the environmental protection.

American electric power company v connecticut.

Merits briefs brief of petitioners american electric inc. American electric power co inc et al. Certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the second circuit no. The lawsuit alleged that the utility companies which operate facilities in 21 states are a public nuisance because their carbon dioxide emissions contribute to global warming.

Epa 549 u. Connecticut case brief rule of law. Connecticut sought to curb the amount. In july 2004 the states of connecticut new york california iowa new jersey rhode island vermont and wisconsin and the city of new york collectively connecticut filed a complaint against american electric power company southern company the tennessee valley authority xcel energy and cinergy collectively american electric.

Tompkins the federal courts must abide by state decisions. American electric power company v. Brief for the tennessee valley authority as respondent in support of petitioner brief for respondents connecticut new york california iowa rhode island vermont and the city of new york reply brief for petitioners ame. Argued april 19 2011 decided june 20 2011 in massachusetts v.