Washington Business Journal – In October 2010, Henry Gifford filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Green Building Council alleging misrepresentation claims against USGBC and some of its individual founders regarding its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system. The crux of the suit centers on Gifford’s claims that the USGBC and LEED green building rating system makes false promises about the energy performance of LEED buildings. The original complaint named Rick Fedrizzi, Rob Watson and other individuals as defendants, included misrepresentation style claims and also included monopolization anti-trust based claims.

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