Proposals to eliminate competition in retail electric supply to consumers are in the air. A consultant to the Massachusetts attorney general has just published an update to a report of last year asserting that retail...more
8/29/2019
/ Competition ,
Electric Generation Suppliers ,
Electricity ,
Electricity Costs ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Reform ,
Energy Sector ,
Renewable Energy ,
Retailers ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Utilities Sector
An important legal doctrine for companies that buy and sell in regulated markets is the “filed rate” doctrine, which limits legal challenges to rates determined by regulators such as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...more
7/16/2019
/ Affirmative Defenses ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Class Action ,
Commodities ,
Electricity ,
FCC ,
FERC ,
Filed-Rate Doctrine ,
Market Manipulation ,
Natural Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Standing ,
Wholesale
On April 30, 2014, the plaintiffs in Bezdek v. Vibram, a class action in the District of Massachusetts, filed for court approval of a class wide settlement. The case had been brought against Vibram, the Italian manufacturer...more