In Re Entergy Corp.

This dispute arises from a private settlement agreement incorporated in a Public Utility Commission order. After the underlying lawsuit was filed, the trial court denied Entergy Corporation’s 1 Motion to Transfer Venue, Motion to Dismiss for Want of Subject Matter Jurisdiction, and Motion to Abate. Entergy, having failed to secure relief from the court of appeals, now seeks a writ of mandamus from this Court on the basis that the Public Utility Commission has exclusive jurisdiction over the subject matter of this dispute. Because we agree, we conditionally grant the writ.

I. Background

In 1992,…