Legal Opinion
Goodspeed Airport, LLC v. East Haddam Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Commission
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided January 12, 2010No. 3:06CV930(MRK)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
MARK R. KRAVITZ, District Judge.
This case raises important questions regarding the extent to which Congress intended federal regulation of aviation safety to preempt generally applicable state and local environmental laws. Plaintiff Good-speed Airport, LLC, the owner and operator of Goodspeed Airport (hereinafter “Goodspeed” or “the Airport”) in East Haddam, Connecticut, seeks a declaration that two Connecticut environmental laws— the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act (the “Wetlands Act”), Conn. Gen.Stat. §§ 22a-36 through 22a-45, and the Connecticut Environmental…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Skidmore v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- United States v. Mead Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
43 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- Goodspeed Airport LLC v. East Haddam Inland Wetlands & Watercourses CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
- Jacobs Silver K Farms, Inc. v. Taylor Produce, LLCDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 2015
- Morris v. Cessna Aircraft Co.District Court, N.D. Texas · 2011
- Citizens Opposing A Dangerous Environ. v. Co. of KernCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2014
- Goodspeed Airport v. Dep't of Envtl. Prot.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011