Legal Opinion
Bruce Merrick v. Diageo Americas Supply, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 2, 2015No. 14-6198PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROGERS, Circuit Judge.
This interlocutory appeal concerns whether the federal Clean Air Act preempts common law claims brought against an emitter based on the law of the state in which the emitter operates. The Clean Air Act’s text makes clear that the Act does not preempt such claims. This conclusion is further supported by the Act’s structure and history, together with relevant Supreme Court precedents.
Diageo Americas Supply, Inc. distills and ages whiskey at its Louisville facilities. The distillation and aging process results in tons of ethanol emissions. Ethanol vapor from the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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