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CenterPoint Energy Asks for MDL to Stay Proposed Class Actions

The petition was filed Wednesday, two days after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced his office opened an investigation into the company for potential violations of Texas law relating to its conduct during Hurricane Beryl.
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Daily Report Online

Ga. Property Owners Battle Railroad Company as Eminent Domain Case Chugs On

After three days of hearings in November, an officer for the Georgia Public Service Commission granted Sandersville Railroad Co.'s request to legally condemn nine properties in Sparta, Georgia. The commission's decision to adopt or reject the officer's recommendation could affect property law nationwide.
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Daily Report Online

Federal Lawsuit Alleges Delayed Elections for Ga. PSC Are Unconstitutional

Georgia lawmakers this year added an extra two years to the current terms of commissioners on the all-Republican body. Each will eventually revert to six-year terms.
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New York Law Journal

Right of Utilities To Acquire Real Property via Eminent Domain in New York

It is a little-known fact that, in New York, electric and gas corporations may acquire property via eminent domain if said property is necessary for its corporate purposes. Eminent domain is an awesome power that is usually reserved for the government. However, New York state has long granted this same eminent domain power to utilities as well.
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Texas Lawyer

Court Gives No Relief to Energy Companies Slammed by Winter Storm Price Hikes

The court of appeals strayed from its lane by inquiring whether the orders could have used competitive rather than regulatory methods to any greater extent than it did, Chief Justice Nathan Hecht said.
3 minute read

Law.com

North Carolina Courts to Introduce Kiosks Next Month to Assist in Rollout of eCourts

All-in-one self-service kiosks include scanners, printers and payment services to help the public "more easily engage with the court system," the state's Administrative Office of the Courts announced.
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Texas Lawyer

Lynn Pinker, Carter Arnett Stop 31 Cities' Suit Against Disney, Hulu, Netflix

The cities' argument was founded on a theory that, like cable companies, the streaming services "profitably operate through wireline facilities within the municipal rights-of-way."
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

In 4-3 Split, Divided Connecticut High Court Rules on Utilities Billing

The dissenters said the majority overstepped the legislators' intent.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Poultry Processor Accuses Georgia City of Wrongly Assessing $1M in Wastewater Penalties

"We're a committed community partner. We've invested millions of dollars in this facility to ensure environmental compliance, and we're dedicated to providing a great environment for our employees and, of course, clean water for this community," Gold Creek Foods CEO Mark Sosebee said in a statement.
4 minute read

Law.com

Tyco Agrees to $750M Settlement Over Contaminated Drinking Water

On Friday, lawyers in the multidistrict litigation over aqueous film-forming foam announced the Tyco settlement, which would compensate 12,000 public water systems nationwide with contaminated drinking water supplies.
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