Legal Opinion
County of Suffolk v. Long Island Lighting Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 25, 1984No. 23, Docket 83-7122PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
On this appeal we consider the dismissal by the United States District Court, 554 F.Supp. 399, for the Eastern District of New York of Suffolk County’s complaint, instituted on behalf of the county’s electric utility ratepayers, against the operation by Long Island Lighting Company of its Shoreham Nuclear Power Facility. The uncertainty about whether such a power plant can be operated safely has stirred deep public concern. Shoreham’s critics contend that as the beauty of the Acropolis symbolizes the Golden Age of ancient Greece, an unsightly, deserted nuclear power…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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3Cited by55 opinions
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- Ametex Fabrics, Inc. v. Just In Materials, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Harold J. Bellmore, Michael J. Fox, and James M. Montesanto, Harold J. Bellmore, Cross-Appellant v. Mobil Oil Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
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