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  • Appeals court dismisses California suit alleging energy firms double billed

    07/06/2004 2:59:35 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 3 replies · 390+ views
    Bakersfield Californian ^ | 7/6/04 | Dvaid Kravets - AP
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday dismissed more than a dozen lawsuits that accused power companies of double-billing the state of California millions of dollars during the energy crisis. In tossing out Attorney General Bill Lockyer's lawsuits against Reliant Resources, Inc., Dynegy Inc. and other energy concerns, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that California courts don't have jurisdiction over the issues at the heart of the complaint. The suits alleged the generators reaped millions by being paid to hold power in emergency reserve that they then sold on the open market. Lockyer argued...