Legal Opinion
Destec Energy, Inc. v. Southern California Gas Co.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided February 2, 1998No. CIV. A. H-95-1639PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM, OPINION, AND ORDER
ROSENTHAL, District Judge.
In this antitrust case, plaintiffs, who own and operate cogeneration facilities in Kern County, California, challenge the inclusion of transport-or-pay clauses in two long-term natural gas transportation contracts with the defendant utility company. The California Public Utility Commission approved both contracts in 1988; the contracts expire in the year 2012. Plaintiffs assert that by refusing to enter into contracts without transport-or-pay clauses, defendant monopolized or attempted to monopolize the natural gas transportation market…
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