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Third Circuit Denies Rehearing in Clean Air Act Preemption Case

On September 23, 2013, the Third Circuit denied GenOn Power Midwest LP’s Petition for Rehearing En Banc in the Bell v. Cheswick Generating Station, GenOn Power Midwest, L.P. appeal.  As we previously reported, the petition sought review of the court’s September 3, 2013 decision finding that the Clean Air Act does not preempt state law … Continue Reading

Rehearing Sought After 3rd Circuit Finds Clean Air Act Does Not Preempt State Common Law Tort Claims

On September 3, 2013, GenOn Power Midwest LP filed a Petition for Rehearing En Banc in response to last month’s decision by a panel of the the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in Bell v. Cheswick Generating Station, GenOn Power Midwest, L.P., finding that the Clean Air Act (CAA) does not preempt state law tort claims brought by … Continue Reading
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