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Smith v. Cent. Arizona Water Conservation Dist.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities, Water Law
Incidental beneficiaries may not assert claims predicated upon a federal contract in the absence of a clear intent to confer an enforceable right.

PPL Wallingford Energy v. FERC

Administrative Law, Public Utilities
The FERC's rejection of plaintiff's agreement to provide electric power on a cost-of-service basis violated the Adminstrative Procedure Act.

Mikeska v. City of Galveston

Government Law, Public Utilities
The district court erred when it dismissed plaintiffs' suit against defendant-City for its refusal to grant permits for reconnection of their homes to...

Moongate Water Co. v. Dona Ana

Public Utilities, Water Law
In a dispute between water service providers over their rights to serve customers, 7 U.S.C. section 1926(b) does protect defendant from competition in...

Indep. Energy Prod. Ass'n v. McPherson

Government Law, Public Utilities
Proposition 80 is invalid because it usurps the Legislature's plenary power to confer additional authority and jurisdiction on the Public Utilities...

Southern Co. Serv. Inc. v. FERC

Administrative Law, Public Utilities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's rejection of plaintiff's agreements to roll over transmission service was arbitrary and capricious.

S. Cal. Edison Co. v. Pac. Gas and Elec. Co.

Administrative Law, Public Utilities
Plaintiff-utility company's petition for review of an FERC order, which disallowed a proposed pass-through of certain costs to a class of customers,...

Metro Enviro Transfer v. Village of Croton-On-Hudson

Contracts, Government Law, Public Utilities
Defendant-Village's decision not to renew a special use permit for a solid waste transfer facility, operated by plaintiff, is supported by substantial...

Regents of the Univ. of Cal v. East Bay Mun. Util. Dist.

Government Law, Public Utilities
The East Bay Municipal Utility District's water rates, charged to plaintiff, contain capital facilities fees which exceed the limitations imposed by...

Verizon v. Peevey

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Public Utilities
An incumbent local exchange carrier's challenge to nominally "interim" rates for access to its network by competitive local exchange carriers is ripe...