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- Title
MERRICK V. DIAGEO AMERICAS SUPPLY, INC.
- Authors
Bishop, Nate
- Abstract
The article focuses on the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in the case Merrick v. Diageo Americas Supply, Inc. regarding the roles of federal, state, and private actors, analyzing whether the U.S. Clean Air Act preempts state common law tort claims. It mentions that the common law claims yielding compensatory or punitive damages may not directly conflict with the text of the CAA and court set new emissions standards using the common law.
- Subjects
DIAGEO Americas Supply Inc.; CLEAN Air Act (U.S.); TORT claims acts; COMMON law; EXEMPLARY damages; EMISSION standards
- Publication
Harvard Environmental Law Review, 2016, Vol 40, Issue 2, p383
- ISSN
0147-8257
- Publication type
Article