Duncan v. Capital Region Landfills, Inc.

New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division

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New York’s Supreme Court Appellate Division reinforces New York’s special injury requirement for public nuisance claims by private parties

October 21, 2021

The New York’s Supreme Court Appellate Division held that neighbors to a landfill could not pursue public nuisance claims based on allegedly noxious odors.

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division to reverse trial court order that failed to give meaning to New York’s special injury requirement for public nuisance claims by private parties

October 28, 2020

Click here to view the Chamber’s amicus brief. Elbert Lin, Trevor S. Cox, and Jennifer L. Bloom of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.

Case Documents

Decision & Order Motion to Dismiss -- Duncan v. Capital Region Landfills, Inc. (New York Supreme Court).PDF

U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- Duncan v. Capital Region Landfills, Inc. (New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division).pdf

Opinion -- Duncan v. Capital Region Landfills, Inc. (New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division).pdf