Gardere Climate Change Lawyer Says Supreme Court Victory Leaves Important Questions Unanswered
The announcement this morning of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in American Electric Power Company Inc. v. Connecticut is a victory for companies opposing public nuisance lawsuits seeking to redress global climate change, according to Houston environmental attorney Richard O. Faulk of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP. However, he says, the ruling "leaves important questions unanswered."
As counsel for the industry groups represented by Gardere, Mr. Faulk praised the Court's holding that there is no right to pursue public nuisance claims to address global warming ...