Legal Opinion
DeFelice Corp. v. Department of Public Utilities
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 19, 2015No. AC 14-P-1056PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtCohen, J.
On November 3, 2010, DeFelice Corporation (DeFelice), a contractor engaged in removing and reinstalling water mains, struck an underground natural gas service line while excavating on Danny Road in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston. The ensuing explosion and fire destroyed a single family home at 17 Danny Road, and badly damaged other nearby residences.
The pipeline and engineering safety division (division) of the Department of Public Utilities (department) investigated DeFel-ice’s operations on Danny Road, as well as its operations at a nearby site on Como Road. As a result of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, Inc. v. Energy Facilities Siting BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Bay State Gas Co. v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Yukna v. Boston Gas Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1973
- Massachusetts Electric Co. v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
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- Burns v. Defelice Corp.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2018