Legal Opinion
Southern California Gas Co. v. Public Utilities Commission
California Supreme Court
Decided January 29, 1990No. S006168PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BROUSSARD, J.
In this proceeding we are called upon to determine whether the California Public Utilities Commission (the commission) erred in concluding that Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) has impliedly waived its attorney-client privilege in this proceeding to recover the cost of certain fuel expenditures. (Cal.P.U.C. Dec. No. 87-12-071; as modified by Cal.P.U.C. Dec. No. 88-06-029.) We conclude that it has erred, and we vacate the commission’s order that SoCalGas produce the privileged documents or withdraw its application.
Facts
In 1978, SoCalGas entered into a long-term…
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