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Public Utilities – Water District – Contract – Long Term – Municipal
West Anderson Water District v. City of Anderson (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-054-16, 14 pp.) (John Geathers, J.) Appealed from Anderson County Circuit Court (R. Keith Kelly, J.) S.C. App. Holding: S.C. Code Ann. § 33-36-1360(A)(9) grants public service districts the power to “enter into contracts of short or long duration,” and S.C. Code Ann. § […]
Public Utilities — New Plant – Base Load Review – Statutory Standard
South Carolina Energy Users Committee v. South Carolina Electric & Gas (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-120-14, 12 pp.) (Jean Hoefer Toal, Ch. J.) Appealed from the Public Service Commission. S.C. S. Ct. Holding: Where respondent sought to update an existing base load review order, the Public Service Commission correctly applied S.C. Code Ann. § 58-33-270. We […]
Public Utilities – Cable – Franchise Request – Municipal – Cause of Action – Legislators’ Motives
Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc. v. City of Georgetown (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-053-14, 6 pp.) (Costa Pleicones, J.) Appealed from Georgetown County Circuit Court (Benjamin Culbertson, J.) S.C. S. Ct. Holding: Although S.C. Code Ann. § 58-12-310(D) creates a private cause of action for aggrieved cable providers under the S.C. Competitive Cable Services Act, plaintiff’s claim […]
Public Utilities – Administrative — Primary Jurisdiction Doctrine – Electricity Rates
Wanning v. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Where plaintiffs bought a house covered by Act 1293 of 1966 – pursuant to which defendant was required to charge rates at “the lower of the rates charged by the Greenwood County Electric Power Commission and Duke Power Company” – the issue of the rate defendant can charge plaintiffs is in the primary jurisdiction of the Public Service Commiss[...]
Public Utilities – Telephone Service – Interconnection Agreements – Local Exchange Carriers
New Cingular Wireless PCS LLC d/b/a AT&T Mobility v. Finley In this dispute between AT&T Mobility and local exchange carriers that provide telephone service in rural North Carolina, the 4th Circuit affirms a district court decision upholding the North Carolina Utilities Commission’s order governing the terms of the parties’ interconnection agreements.
Public Utilities – Telecommunications – Administrative – Standing – Billing Agent
CGM LLC v. BellSouth Telecommunications Inc. The 4th Circuit upholds dismissal of a suit filed by a billing agent for local telecommunications carriers against BellSouth, the incumbent local exchange carrier, as plaintiff billing agent does not have statutory standing to bring this suit. In the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Congress attempted to deregulate all aspects of U.S. teleco[...]
Public Utilities – Water & Sewer – Ratemaking – Application for Increase – Denial – Public Service Commission Authority – Errors of Law
Utilities Services of South Carolina, Inc. v. South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff. When the General Assembly created the Office of Regulatory Staff (ORS) to investigate and audit public utilities, the . . .
Public Utilities – Capital Costs – New Plant Construction – 'Contingency Costs'
Capital Costs - New Plant Construction - 'Contingency Costs'
Public Utilities – Nuclear Power Facility – Application – Review – Heightened Scrutiny – Not-for-Profit Group – Public Service Commission
Nuclear Power Facility - Application - Review - Heightened Scrutiny - Not-for-Profit Group - Public Service Commission
Public Utilities – Municipal – Annexation – No Existing Structure – Civil Practice – Statute of Limitations
Municipal - Annexation - No Existing Structure - Civil Practice - Statute of Limitations
Public Utilities – Public Service Commission – Universal Service Fund
Public Service Commission - Universal Service Fund
Public Utilities – Rate Increase – Developer – Jurisdiction
Rate Increase - Developer - Jurisdiction
Business Law
- Economy forces attorneys to get down to business
- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- Virginia Tech student got due process in hearing
- High court justices cross the line of propriety
- High court’s term was rough on big business
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
- NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- My goal: Provide the information that you need now
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
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