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Connecticut Law Tribune

Lawyers Are Talking About Sen. Blumenthal's Call to Study Breaking Up Eversource Energy

Reaction is mixed to Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal's call to investigate breaking up utility company Eversource Energy.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

In-House Litigation Leaders: Duke Energy's Vijay Bondada on the 'Once-In-a-Generation Shift in the Legal Industry' and What it Means For Who's Getting Hired

"Now, as the legal industry and judicial systems embrace virtual technology, in-house leaders need to find talent that is both substantively capable and technologically savvy."
11 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

AG to Lead Evidentiary Proceedings Against Eversource, United Illuminating Over Response to Tropical Storm Isaias

A trial-like proceeding to look into how the state's two primary utility companies responded to Tropical Storm Isaias will begin on Aug. 24.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Attorney General William Tong Wants Penalties Imposed on Eversource and UI for Prolonged Power Outages

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has filed several motions in recent days looking to hold the state's two electric companies responsible for their response to Tropical Storm Isaias.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Upholds Ruling That PECO Distribution Expansion Is Not Anti-Competitive

The court's June 2 ruling is a rejection of energy provider NRG's argument that PECO's stated price-to-compare was too low and did not reflect the actual costs to customers, putting other service providers at a competitive disadvantage.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Verizon Paying $125 Million to Lawyer Paralyzed by Falling Utility Pole

Maria Moser Meister at the time of the 2017 accident was general counsel for finance firm Milberg Factors in New York, and previously had been an associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Utility Customers to Get Price Break Amid Pandemic

Utilities are required to pass along savings to customers when fuel costs drop, but the money typically goes to customers gradually.
4 minute read

The Recorder

With Guilty Plea to 84 Manslaughter Counts in Camp Fire Case, Chastened Tone From PG&E

"Rarely do we see this many deaths being attributed directly to a company. That's what makes this the rare case," said one criminal law expert.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Uh-Oh. Why Is Makan Delrahim's Name on This Lawsuit?

The head of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division is on the opposite side of the "v" from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in a new lawsuit against SoCal Edison and Boeing.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Supreme Court Blocks Proposal to Overhaul Utility Industry

The proposal called for creating a "competitive" electricity market that would have made dramatic changes in the heavily regulated industry in which much of the state receives electricity from Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy Florida, Tampa Electric Co. and Gulf Power.
4 minute read

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