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Fifth Circuit Vacates FERC Orders, Reaffirming Contract Rejection Powers in Bankruptcy

On July 19, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit added to a stream of recent decisions upholding a debtor's right to "reject" regulated energy contracts in bankruptcy, even over the objection of the Federal...more

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Rejecting Power-Purchase Agreements in Energy Cases: Do Bankruptcy Courts Have Exclusive Jurisdiction?

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In a much-awaited and pivotal decision in the PG&E chapter 11 proceeding, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California held that it not only has exclusive jurisdiction over the rejection of wholesale...more

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FERC Asserts Its Authority to Review Rejection of Wholesale Power Agreements Days Before PG&E Files Bankruptcy

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On Jan. 25, 2019 – just days before Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) proposes to file its bankruptcy case – the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order asserting its concurrent authority to approve proposed...more

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