MERRICK v. DIAGEO AMERICAS SUPPLY, INC.

No. 14-6198.

805 F.3d 685 (2015)

Bruce MERRICK, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. DIAGEO AMERICAS SUPPLY, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: November 2, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Ryan A. Shores , Hunton & Williams LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. William F. McMurry , William F. McMurry & Associates, Louisville, KY, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Ryan A. Shores , William L. Wehrum , Andrew D. Knudsen , Hunton & Williams LLP, Washington, D.C., Walfrido J. Martinez , Hunton & Williams LLP, New York, N.Y., John S. Reed , Rebecca A. Naser , Brooks D. Kubik , Megan L. Renwick , Reed Weitkamp Schell & Vice PLLC, Louisville, KY, for Appellant. William F. McMurry , William F. McMurry & Associates, Louisville, KY, Douglas H. Morris , Lea A. Player , Morris & Player PLLC, Louisville, KY, for Appellees. Peter D. Keisler , Quin M. Sorenson , Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C., J. Philip Calabrese , Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP, Cleveland, OH, Robert L. Brubaker , L. Bradfield Hughes , Eric B. Gallon , Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP, Columbus, OH, for Amici Curiae.

Before: SILER, ROGERS, and STRANCH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

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...

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