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US v. Alisal Water Corp.

Public Utilities, Water Law
The district court did not abuse its discretion when it ordered divestiture of defendant's water system as a penalty for violating public health and...

Twombly v. Bell Atl. Corp.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Evidence, Public Utilities
Dismissal of plaintiff-consumers' putative class action, alleging local telephone and high-speed Internet service conspiracies, is vacated and...

State of Alabama v. US Army Corps of Engineers

Government Law, Public Utilities, Remedies
In a lawsuit disputing the allocation of water for municipal and industrial use, the district court abused its discretion in finding that plaintiffs...

Bellsouth Telecomm. v. MCIMetro Access

Administrative Law, Public Utilities, Remedies
The district court did not abuse its discretion when it entered a preliminary injunction that barred enforcement of an order of the Georgia Public...

McDowell v. Philadelphia Housing Auth.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Public Utilities
Plaintiffs-public housing tenants' motion to cite defendant-housing authority for civil contempt is granted where it violated a consent decree by...

Wise v. Pac. Gas and Elec. Co.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Public Utilities
Plaintiff's suit, alleging that defendant-utility company committed unfair business practices, is not precluded by a third party proceeding before the...

Bonneville Power Admin. v. City of Tacoma

Administrative Law, Public Utilities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission does not have refund authority over wholesale electric energy sales made by governmental entities and...

Village of Grafton v. Rural Lorain County

Government Law, Public Utilities, Water Law
Defendant-County Water Authority has the right to provide water services to a recently developed property that was annexed by plaintiff-Village.

Power Res. Group, Inc. v. Public Utility Comm'n

Contracts, Public Utilities
The Public Utility Commission's rule, which states that a legally enforceable obligation to purchase power arises only when a qualified facility can...

S. Waste Sys. v. City of Delray Beach

Constitutional Law, Public Utilities
Defendant-City's exclusive waste collection agreement, which awards the right to collect waste to one company, does not violate the Commerce Clause.