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Connecticut v. Am. Elec. Power Co.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
In an action seeking abatement of defendants' ongoing contributions to the public nuisance of global warming, the dismissal of the complaint is...

Stockton E. Water Dist. v. US

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Public Utilities, Water Law
In plaintiffs' case involving claims that defendant-federal government failed to provide the quantities of water that it agreed to make available...

Pacific Northwest Generating Coop. v. Bonneville Power Admin.

Administrative Law, Public Utilities
In a petition for review of Respondent power administration's decision to execute an amended contract with an aluminum company, agreeing to make a...

Brodsky v. Nuclear Reg. Comm.

Administrative Law, Public Utilities
In a petition for review of an order of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission granting an exemption from certain fire safety regulations to an energy...

Strawberry Water Users Ass'n. v. US

Civil Procedure, Public Utilities, Water Law
In an action by a water users' association seeking a declaration that it had the right to develop power in a certain area, judgment for defendants is...

Williams v. Southern California Gas Go.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Public Utilities
In an action for personal injuries involving a malfunctioning gas wall furnace, trial court judgment sustaining defendant's demurrer is affirmed...

Illinois Commerce Comm'n v. FERC

Administrative Law, Government Law, Public Utilities
Petitions for review of an FERC decision holding that the transmission of electricity be priced on the basis of the cost to American Electric of...

Paland v. Brooktrails Township Cmty. Serv. Dist.

Government Law, Public Utilities, Water Law
In a dispute involving the imposition of minimum monthly water and sewer base rates, trial court judgment for the water district is affirmed where a...

Rutherford v. Columbia Gas

Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
In an action challenging a gas company's ability to maintain its pipeline easement by clearing certain trees from plaintiff's land, judgment for...

Bluefield Water Assn. Inc. v. Starkville

Contracts, Public Utilities
In a breach of contract action regarding a public water utility, an injunction requiring defendant to change its main pipe interface with plaintiff...