Bill Penny
Bill Penny

Bill Penny is a Member in the Nashville office of Stites & Harbison. He is a member of the firm's Environmental, Natural Resources and Energy Service Group as well as the Green Industry Practice Group. Bill has more than 25 years experience in environmental law. You can contact him at william.penny@stites.com or by phone at 615-782-2308.

Martin Corinne
Corinne Martin

Corinne Martin is an Associate in the Nashville office of Stites & Harbison. She is a member of the Environmental, Natural Resources & Energy Service Group, the Green Industry Practice Group, and the Business Litigation Service Group. cmartin@stites.com or by phone at 615-782-2218.

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Climate Change Case Decided

09.21.09 6:27 AM
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Today, the Second Circuit issued its long awaited opinion in Connecticut v. American Electric Power Company, Inc., et al.  The decision determined that the eight plaintiff States in this case had standing to bring federal common law nuisance claims related to global climate change.  The suit aimed to force the defendants to cap and ultimately reduce their C02 emissions.  The TVA was one of the defendants in this case. As you can imagine, this case is likely to have major ramifications that will affect a limitless amount of potential defendants.  More later…

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