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• The Power of Associations in Court ( March 2002 )
  Douglas B. M. Ehlke of Ehlke Law Offices

  A recent case in the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals revealed that appellate courts are interested in granting intervention to associations in OSHA cases and learning about industry practice and the impact of new interpretations upon safety practices. The case is Trinity Marine Nashville Inc. v. OSHRC and Secy. Of Labor (No. 00-60673, decided December 5, 2001).

• Senate and House Republicans Release Chairman's Proposed Conference Report ( November 2003 )
  Nixon Peabody LLP

  A summary of Title XII, the Electricity Title, of the proposed Energy Policy Act of 2003.

• Schwarzenegger Energy Policies: Some Clues and Many Questions ( November 2003 )
  Christopher A. Hilen of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

  With the inauguration of Arnold Schwarzenegger as Governor of California on November 17, everyone with a stake in California's energy future is looking for clues into the new Governor's policies on electricity and natural gas.

• Time-Of-Use Electricity Pricing Should Be Mandated As A Public Good ( March 2003 )
  Jeffrey M. Jakubiak of Troutman Sanders LLP

  A time-of-use (TOU) pricing program - entailing for all retail electricity consumers effective differential pricing for peak and off-peak use and meters capable of recording such use - is a public good. For this reason, government should mandate implementation of TOU pricing programs by requiring participation by all retail consumers.

• The Double Edged Sword of Equating Supply and Demand ( October 2002 )
  Allen W. Williams of Foley & Lardner LLP

  After California's recent experience, the many investment opportunities created by the utility industry deregulation are in jeopardy. Electric system reliability is a political necessity. The reverberations from California's rolling black-outs have stalled the trend to generation market deregulation which seemed so inevitable just two years ago. The seismic waves even threaten to cause states which have started their deregulation to reverse that process.

• Pennsylvania Power Shutoffs ( October 1999 )
  Michael F. X. Gillin & Associates, P.C.

  When a Pennsylvania landlord commenced eviction proceedings against his tenants, they called the local electric com.

• The Hazards of Overhead Electrical Catenary Railroad Systems: A Detailed Case Report Of A $8.5 million Recovery ( August 1996 )
  Alexander Hawes LLP

  This article discusses the dangers and possible tort liability of overhead electric railway lines.

• Mental Stress Related to Myocardial Ischemia ( August 1999 )
  Law Office of Jon L. Gelman

  Mental stress during daily life, including reported feelings of tension, frustration, and sadness, can more than do.

• New Government Report On Possible Links of EMF to Adverse Health Effects May Stir Controversy ( July 1999 )
  William J. Walsh of Pepper Hamilton LLP

  This article reviews the ramifications of a NIEHS report evaluating the evidence of a risk of cancer and other human disease from exposure to the electromagnetic fields (EMF) around power lines.