| Notes |
In American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut, Peter Keisler of Sidley Austin LLP successfully represented four utility companies in this case, in which the Court unanimously reversed the court of appeals and held that states and private parties could not seek judicially-imposed reductions in greenhouse gas emissions against electric utilities under a federal common-law nuisance theory. The utilities are American Electric Power, Cinergy Co., Southern Co. Inc. of Georgia, and Xcel Energy Inc. of Minnesota. |