The DOJ filed a consent decree in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio to settle a longstanding lawsuit against American Electric Power (AEP). The suit which included eight states as plaintiffs ( New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maryland, and Rhode Island) settled when AEP agreed to install pollution control equipment at an estimated cost of $4.6 billion, pay $15 million, and spend $60 million on remediation projects. Many citizen groups also joined the settlement as plaintiffs, including the Sierra Club, National Wildlife Federation, and the Natural Resources Defense Council. You can see a copy of the consent decree at http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html.
James Crane is an attorney, consultant and author with extensive experience in e-discovery management. In his practice, James has defended corporate clients in a variety of complex matters including multi-jurisdictional class actions and internal corporate and government regulatory investigations.
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