Legal Opinion
Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 12, 2006No. 04-1374PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
SENTELLE, Circuit Judge.
This case arises out of a mechanical failure that interrupted the provision of liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) at a plant owned by Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. (“Columbia”) in Chesapeake, Virginia during February 2003. Virginia Natural Gas (“VNG”) — one of Columbia’s affected customers — filed a complaint before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “the Commission”), seeking damages under the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 717-717w (“NGA” or “the Act”). Columbia raised a force majeure defense, which…
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