Legal Opinion
Taffet v. Southern Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 24, 1992No. Nos. 90-7088, 90-8452PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Chief Judge:
These two cases,1 consolidated on appeal, raise the question whether a private suit under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. § 1964(c) (1988), may be brought against a utility to recover for excessive charges for electrical power resulting from the utility’s fraudulent and material misrepresentations to a state rate-setting commission. The appellants in these eases seek to represent those who have purchased electrical power from Georgia Power Company and Alabama Power Company (the Utilities), both of which are subsidiaries of…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Holmes v. Securities Investor Protection CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Abilene Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Keogh v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Northwestern Public Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
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3Cited by78 opinions
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- Wegoland Ltd. v. NYNEX Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- Gelb v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1993
- Transmission Agency of Northern California v. Sierra Pacific Power Company, Bonneville Power Administration, Pacificorp, and Portland General ElectricCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
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