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News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

Court Affirms Authority of NJ Board of Public Utilities to Override Municipalities

by Dennis Linken on 5/13/2013

Court Affirms Authority of NJ Board of Public Utilities to Override Municipalities by Dennis C. Linken on May 3, 2013 A recent State Superior Court, Appellate Division, case has affirmed the overarching authority of the...more

Virginia Supreme Court Opinion Affecting Local Government Law: September 14, 2012

by Sands Anderson PC on 10/4/2012

On September 14, 2012, the Virginia Supreme Court issued no opinions affecting the practice of Virginia local government law. Actually, that is not true. While no opinions involved cases with local government parties,...more

Privately-Owned Utility Company Liable In Action For Inverse Condemnation

by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 9/19/2012

A court of appeal recently held that a privately-owned utility company may be held liable for inverse condemnation as a public entity. (Pacific Bell Telephone Company v. Southern California Edison Company (--- Cal.Rptr.3d...more

DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Implications for Pipeline Construction after Denbury

by King & Spalding on 9/6/2012

On March 2, 2012, the Texas Supreme Court issued a new opinion[1] that has reinforced and modified its landmark 2011 Denbury decision, which has particularly significant implications for the pipeline industry in Texas. At...more

Land-Use Planning and Natural Resource Rights - The Alberta Land Stewardship Act

by Dentons on 11/4/2011

Alberta’s new Land Stewardship Act is unique regional land-use planning legislation that affects both private and public land in the province. Significantly, the regional plans to be developed will adversely affect, amend and...more

New Mexico Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument on Domestic Wells

by Jeffrey Albright | Lewis and Roca LLP on 10/14/2011

On Thursday, October 13, 2011, the New Mexico Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases challenging the state statutes on domestic wells. The cases essentially challenge the Constitutionality of several state statutes...more

Tax Injunction Act Does Not Bar a Levy Imposed on a Single Entity

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 8/10/2011

On June 20, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that the federal district court for the District of Maryland has jurisdiction to adjudicate a case involving the constitutionality and validity of a...more

Supreme Court To Decide Fate Of Global Warming Litigation In American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/23/2010

On December 6, 2010, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut, a federal nuisance case on appeal from the Second Circuit. Plaintiffs -- eight states, the City of New York and three...more

Global Warming Litigation and the Ghost of Mrs. Palsgraf

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 11/6/2009

Any private entity with significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions could be identified in the next climate change lawsuit. Filed in 2004 by a coalition of states and land trusts, Connecticut v. American Electric Power was the...more

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