Mr. Kerrigan obtained a U.S. Fifth Circuit precedent of federal question jurisdiction to pursue in federal court a declaratory judgment action on behalf of a local airport authority against an adjoining municipality who sought to interfere with airfield construction projects.
City of New Orleans, by and through the New Orleans Aviation Board v. A Portion of Square 205, and Square 209, City of Kenner, 866 F. Supp. 969 (E.D. La. 1994).