Legal Opinion
Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 21, 1998No. 97-1276 and 97-1533PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P., ran up substantial legal defense costs as a result of federal investigations into environmental violations committed in its construction of a natural gas pipeline. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued orders excluding these legal costs from the rate base used to calculate Iroquois’s permissible charges, explaining that Iroquois had failed to carry the burden of proving that the costs were prudently incurred. Iroquois…
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