Sentences with phrase «federal common law nuisance»
«As a result of this decision, coal, oil, and natural gas producers could face federal common law nuisance claims all over the country,» he writes.
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His ruling created the possibility that oil companies could be liable under federal common law for causing a «nuisance.»
In 2011's AEP vs. Connecticut, the Supreme Court ruled that individuals may not file nuisance lawsuits regarding carbon emissions under federal common law because carbon emissions are already regulated by the Clean Air Act.
Willie has prosecuted and defended claims involving breach of contract, tortious interference, state and federal antitrust, common law and statutory fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets, negligent misrepresentation, business disparagement, state and federal securities actions, product liability, nuisance, trespass, conversion, insurance coverage, corporate governance, breach of fiduciary duty, shareholder oppression, and qui tam.