COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, a Municipal Corporation, Robert Alcorn, Christopher S. George, Fred Harrison, Peter Maniscalco, William P. Quinn, Robert Hoffman, Susan Chase, Yolanda Owens, James Roth, Myra Berzoff and Sandra Rosenberg, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs,
County of Suffolk, a Municipal Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee,
United States ex rel. W. Gordon Dick and John P. Daly, Jr., Custom Extruders, Inc., Susan Chase, Christopher S. George, Fred Harrison, Robert Hoffman and William P. Quinn, Plaintiffs-Appellants,
Robert Alcorn, Peter Maniscalco, Yolanda Owens, James Roth, Myra Berzoff and Sandra Rosenberg, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellees,
Business Ratepayers and County of Nassau, Intervenors-Appellants,
v.
LONG ISLAND LIGHTING COMPANY, Stone & Webster Engineering Company, Charles R. Pierce, Wilfred O. Uhl, Charles R. Pierce, Wilfred O. Uhl, Charles J. Davis and Andrew W. Wofford, Defendants,
Long Island Lighting Company, Charles R. Pierce, Wilfred O. Uhl, Charles J. Davis and Andrew W. Wofford, Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellants.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued November 1, 1989.
Decided June 29, 1990.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Kenneth F. McCallion, Bernard Persky, New York City (Gregory O'Neill, James W. Johnson, Lawrence P. Kolker, Hill, Betts & Nash, New York City, E. Thomas Boyle, Suffolk County Atty., Hauppauge, N.Y., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant, cross-appellee County of Suffolk.
Irving Like, Babylon, N.Y. (Reilly, Like & Schneider, Babylon, N.Y., of counsel) and Edward Flower, Bay Shore, N.Y. (Daniel Friedman, Flower & Plotka, Bay Shore, N.Y., of counsel), for plaintiffs-appellants Custom Extruders, Inc., et al. and intervenor-appellant Business Ratepayers.
James D. Harmon, Jr., Esq., New York City (Steven J. Ahmuty, Jr., Michael J. Eng, Aaron F. Fishbein, Bower & Gardner, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiffs-appellants, cross-appellees U.S. States ex rel. W. Gordon Dick and John P. Daly, Jr.
Michael Lesch, New York City (Ronald H. Alenstein, John G. Nicolich, David S. Tannenbaum, Maurice N. Ross, Barry V. Sautman, Shea & Gould, New York City, of counsel), for defendants-appellees, cross-appellants Charles R. Pierce, Wilfred O. Uhl, Charles J. Davis and Andrew W. Wofford.
Susan E. Silverman, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Long Island Lighting Co., Hicksville, N.Y., for defendant-appellee, cross-appellant Long Island Lighting Co.
Judith P. Vladeck, New York City (Karen Honeycutt, Julian R. Birnbaum, Roger J. Bernstein, Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard, P.C., New York City, of counsel), for plaintiffs-appellees, cross-appellees Robert Alcorn, et al.
George J. Farrell, Jr., Uniondale, N.Y. (Dolores Fredrich, Russell J. Karpp, Judith Hepworth, Farrell, Fritz, Caemmerer, Cleary, Barnosky & Armentano, P.C., Uniondale, N.Y., Edward T. O'Brien, Nassau County Atty., Mineola, N.Y., of counsel), for intervenor-appellant County of Nassau.
Theodore B. Olson, Terence P. Ross, Lisolette E. Mitz, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Washington, D.C., Daniel J. Popeo, Paul D. Kamenar, Alan M. Slobodin, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, D.C., for amici curiae Washington Legal Foundation and Allied Educational Foundation.
G. Robert Blakey, South Bend, Ind., Bruce A. Hubbard, Cornwell & Blakey, Denver, Colo., Priscilla Budeiri, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, P.C., for amici curiae Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, P.C., and Nat. Institute of Municipal Law Officers.
Before VAN GRAAFEILAND, CARDAMONE and PIERCE, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
PIERCE, Senior Circuit Judge:
These appeals and cross-appeals represent another in a series of disputes involving the Shoreham Nuclear Power Station ("Shoreham").1 Numerous issues are presented for review.
Although relying on different reasons, we affirm the district court's grant of judgment notwithstanding the verdict in favor of the Long Island Lighting Company ("LILCO") following a two-month trial in which the County of Suffolk...
Let's get started
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting Sign on now to see your case. Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
Updated daily.
Uncompromising quality.
Complete, Accurate, Current.
Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full
text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.
Cited Cases
No Cases Found
Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the
full text of the citing case.
