Supreme Court of Delaware

In an action alleging negligence by a public utility, summary judgment for defendant is vacated where the filed rate doctrine could restrict or eliminate liability for a public utility's ordinary negligence, but did not necessarily apply in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/16/2010
• Published 02/16/2010

Judges

• BERGER, Justice., Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, BERGER, JACOBS and RIDGELY, Justices, constituting the Court en Banc.

Court

• Supreme Court of Delaware

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• L. Vincent Ramunno, Esquire, Ramunno & Ramunno, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sean J. Bellew, Esquire, (argued) and David A. Felice, Esquire, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, Wilmington, Delaware, for Appellee.