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Daily Advertiser v. Trans-La

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 4, 1992No. 91-1361PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KNOLL, Judge.

This appeal reaches us prior to trial on an exception of lack of subject matter jurisdiction filed by the defendants.1 The case concerns a class action against intrastate natural gas pipeline companies and distributors alleging Louisiana antitrust violations.2

The main issue on this appeal is whether Louisiana antitrust laws, LSA-R.S. 51:121, et seq., are preempted by the Public Service Commission (PSC) when the alleged antitrust violations ultimately affect gas rates.

The plaintiffs3 are residential and commercial end users of natural gas of defen*548dant, Trans La, a Division of…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Otter Tail Power Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. California v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Lowell Gas Co. v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  4. Mazzola v. Southern New England Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
  5. Abadie v. BoltonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Daily Advertiser v. TRANS-LA, ETC.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  2. Gordon v. Council of the City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2008

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