A regional transmission organization, or RTO, that coordinates the flow of electricity for energy providers could not be held responsible for a power line worker’s injuries caused by electric shock because federal regulation limited its exposure to liability and pre-empted state common law on the matter, the state Superior Court has ruled.
The three-judge panel, in an opinion by Judge Kate Ford Elliott, said the RTO, PJM Interconnection, enjoyed protection from liability under a tariff granted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a tariff that pre-empts state common law.
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