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FERC GC Urges Congress to Act on Rate Change Law

The general counsel of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has told a U.S. House panel that it should approve a proposed bill allowing appellate review of certain utility rate changes that take effect without a majority vote of the commission.
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The Recorder

Monterey Peninsula Water Management District v. Public Utilities Commission (California-American Water Co.)

By | January 25, 2016
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lindeman v. Borough of Meyersdale, PICS Case No. 16-0082 (Pa. Commw. Dec. 30, 2015) McCullough, J. (12 pages).

By | January 23, 2016
The trial court erred in granting preliminary injunctive relief with respect to a municipality entering into a municipal waste collection contract, where the court failed to analyze preliminary injunction factors. Order of the trial court vacated.
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National Law Journal

As California Gas Leak Spews, Suits Pile Up

As a massive natural gas leak just north of Los Angeles continues to surge, plaintiffs attorneys across the country are filing suit over medical problems and lost property values.
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National Law Journal

In-House Counsel Profile: New Jersey Resources Corp.'s Mariellen Dugan

"I want litigation counsel that is lean and mean and looking to get to the end game as quickly as possible."
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Cobb, Gwinnett Sue Telecom Carriers for $50 Million in Unpaid 911 Fees

Former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes' law firm has teamed up with an Atlanta litigation boutique to sue 15 Georgia telephone service providers for more than $50 million.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Default More Likely for Puerto Rico Without Big U.S. Budget Help

Puerto Rico's inabilty to seek bankruptcy protection could result in default and messy ad hoc litigation, experts say.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc. v. Commonwealth, PICS Case No. 15-1784 (Pa. Nov. 18, 2015) Todd, J., Saylor ,C.J. (concurring and dissent-ing) (39 pages).

By | December 08, 2015
Commonwealth Court properly found that telephone company's revenue from the sale of private lines and directory assistance services to its customers was subject to the Gross Receipts Tax but erred in finding that nonrecurring charges for the installation of telephone lines was not. Affirmed in part and reversed in part.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

EDF Renewable Development, Inc. v. Tritec Real Estate Co., Inc.

By | December 03, 2015
Tortious Interference Lawsuit's Dismissal Under 'Noerr-Pennington' Doctrine Explained
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The Legal Intelligencer

Hidden Creek, L.P. v. Lower Salford Twp. Auth., PICS Case No. 15-1714 (Pa. Commw. Nov. 6, 2015) Pellegrini, J. (23 pages).

By | November 24, 2015
An action to recover overpayment of miscalculated tapping fees may not have been barred by the statute of limitations, where the authority failed to provide statutorily-mandated calculation of fees. The order of the trial court was affirmed with concurring opinion.
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