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Milwaukee Metro. Sewerage Dist. v. American Int'l Specilaty Lines Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Environmental Law, Government Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
In a sewerage district's suit for damages against an environmental liability insurer for denying coverage for costs incurred by the district in...

Pac. Bell Tel. Co. v. Cal. Pub. Utils. Comm.

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Government Law, Public Utilities
In a telecommunications company's appeal from (1) the district court's confirmation of an arbitral order affirming the California Public Utilities...

Galbiso v. Orosi Pub. Util. Dist.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
In plaintiff's action against a public utility district seeking a preliminary injunction to prevent the utility district from conducting a "tax sale"...

Michigan Bell Tel. Co. v. Chappelle

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Government Law, Public Utilities
In an action by a state telephone-utility commission and several competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) against Michigan Bell (an incumbent local...

Marez v. Bassett

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Public Utilities
In an action against a municipal utility regulator alleging that the agency violated the First Amendment by engaging in adverse action against...

Brown v. United Water Del. Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Public Utilities
In an action alleging negligence by a public utility, summary judgment for defendant is vacated where the filed rate doctrine could restrict or...

Connecticut Dep't of Pub. Util. Control v. FERC

Administrative Law, Public Utilities
In a petition for review of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) order increasing the permissible return on equity for a regional...

Pub. Utilities Comm'n v. Sup. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Public Utilities
The California Public Utilities Commission's petition for a writ of mandate challenging the trial court's denial of a motion for summary adjudication...

NRG Power Mktg., LLC v. Maine Pub. Utils. Comm.

Administrative Law, Contracts, Government Law, Public Utilities
In a petition for review of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) approval of a settlement agreement establishing rate-setting mechanisms...

Nebraska Pub. Power Dist. v. US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Contracts, Government Law, Public Utilities
In an action for a breach of contract against the United States over a dispute involving the interaction between a provision of the Nuclear Waste...