U.S. -- Hurricane Katrina public nuisance case (Comer v. Murphy Oil)
Judge rules that emissions must be considered (29 Oct 2004)
Document Actions
U.S. nuisance case filed (21 July 2004)
On July 21, 2004, eight US States, New York City and NGOs filed a nuisance claim against the five biggest US power companies. The plaintiffs argue that the huge emissions from the defendants´ power plants contribute to climate change and are a public nuisance and that the court should order them them to be reduced.
More information is available from the following web site:
http://www.pawalaw.com/html/cases.htm
