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TexasTowelie

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Mon Jan 9, 2023, 06:51 PM Jan 2023

Texas Supreme Court will decide whether ERCOT should be immune from lawsuits sparked by deadly

Texas Supreme Court will decide whether ERCOT should be immune from lawsuits sparked by deadly winter storm


Lawyers argued before the Texas Supreme Court on Monday over whether the state’s power grid operator should be protected from lawsuits, a question that has become especially important after the deadly February 2021 freeze.

Individuals and insurance companies have filed lawsuits against the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and power generators since the storm, which left millions of Texans without power in bitterly cold temperatures and hundreds of people dead after electricity was cut in large portions of the state. How those cases proceed will depend on what the Supreme Court decides in the coming weeks or months.

Lawyers for the ERCOT — the nonprofit that manages the state grid — argued Monday that it should receive the same “sovereign immunity” that largely shields government agencies from civil suits.

Because ERCOT is empowered by the state to fulfill a public function and is overseen by a state agency — the Public Utility Commission of Texas — ERCOT should not be held liable, they argued, saying legal claims against ERCOT should instead be the responsibility of the PUC.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/01/09/texas-ercot-immunity-supreme-court-lawsuits/
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Texas Supreme Court will decide whether ERCOT should be immune from lawsuits sparked by deadly (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2023 OP
Given the court's makeup, cloudbase Jan 2023 #1
An interesting development phoenix75 Jan 2023 #2
If I was a gambler I know what I would bet on....Texas government is as corrupt as it gets. walkingman Jan 2023 #3
For decades the fascist court decided 100% of cases in favor of businesses, not consumers. Comfortably_Numb Jan 2023 #4

Comfortably_Numb

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4. For decades the fascist court decided 100% of cases in favor of businesses, not consumers.
Tue Jan 10, 2023, 12:47 AM
Jan 2023

For all I know these Neanderthals are still batting 1000 in the pocket of the Texas oligarchs. Texas effing sux.

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