Recorded 5-13-20 via Webex. Topics include: variable electric generation supplier rates and whether an electric power generator overcharged customers for electricity during the polar vortex; fire company liability for water damage due to a clogged drain at a preschool; and electric utility corporate restructuring and whether PPL needed a new certificate of public convenience.
00:05 - >>WELL YOU ARE A BULK ORDER.
00:07 - THE HONORABLE PRESIDENT JUDGE
00:08 - MARY HANNAH LEAVITT PRESIDED.
00:14 - WELCOME CLEARER ON WEALTH OR.
00:17 - >>ARE ALL THAT RICK PERRY, A
00:19 - TOWN HALL ON. WELL WHERE ARE
00:23 - COOL OR
00:24 - ON ARGUMENT. IT OR NOT THE LAW.
00:28 - 30 MINUTES.
00:30 - YEAH HE MET HER.
00:35 - 3 RD THAT WISH TO MAKE THE
00:38 - ARGUMENT FOR THE RESPONDENT.
00:40 - >>EACH OF THOSE 3 PARTY WILL BE
00:42 - A TIME BY THE NECK.
00:44 - THE PETITIONER.
00:47 - POINT ENERGY.
00:50 - A RIVER BOTTOM OF THE 5TH HE
00:52 - MET FOR REBUTTAL. WE'VE
00:55 - READ DEBRIS.
00:57 - BUT TIME WILL GO QUICKLY EVEN
00:59 - IN THIS NEW FORMAT. SO I URGE
01:01 - YOU TO GET TO
01:02 - YOU'RE THE POINT JUST AS
01:04 - QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
01:05 - AND WITH THAT WE CALL NUMBER 53
01:08 - WHICH AIR BLUE POINT ENERGY
01:10 - VERSUS PUBLIC UTILITY
01:11 - COMMISSION.
01:16 - >>LORD IN YOUR IT PLEASE
01:18 - THE COURT. MY NAME IS KAREN
01:20 - MAORI AND I REPRESENT BLUE
01:22 - PILOT ENERGY LLC MAY I PLEASE
01:25 - RESERVE 2 MINUTES FOR REVIVAL.
01:30 - THIS
01:30 - APPEAL INVOLVED. I'M
01:32 - REGULATED PRICES. CHARTS FINAL
01:35 - ELECTRIC
01:36 - GENERATION SUPPLIER. PURSUANT
01:38 - TO PRIVATE CONTRACTS WITH
01:40 - CONSUMERS IN A COMPETITIVE
01:43 - RETAIL ELECTRIC MARKET. AND THE
01:46 - ORDERS BELOW. HERE YOU SEE
01:49 - COMMITTED REVERSIBLE ERRORS.
01:52 - WHEN IT EXCEEDED ITS STATUTORY
01:54 - AUTHORITY. WHY INTER PRETTY
01:57 - PRIVATE CONTRACTS BETWEEN BLUE
02:00 - PILOT AND
02:01 - ITS CUSTOMERS DETERMINING THAT
02:03 - A BREACH HAD OCCURRED.
02:06 - ESTABLISHING A PRICE. THE BLUE
02:08 - PILOT SHOULD HAVE CHARGED ITS
02:10 - CUSTOMERS. AND A WARNING
02:13 - DAMAGES TO BLUE PILOTS
02:14 - CUSTOMERS IN THE FORM OF
02:16 - REFUNDS. THE
02:18 - PC ALSO EXCEEDED ITS STATUTORY
02:21 - AUTHORITY. WHEN IT AND TO THE
02:23 - CATEDRAL WAS A TEXTBOOK CLASS
02:26 - ACTION LAWSUIT. THAT SHOULD
02:28 - HAVE BEEN FILED WITH A COURT OF
02:30 - COMPETENT JURISDICTION BASED
02:32 - UPON THESE REVERSIBLE ERRORS.
02:34 - LOU PILOT RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
02:37 - THAT THIS COURT REVERSED THE
02:38 - PCS ORDERS.
02:41 - WELL THE FIRST REVERSIBLE ERROR
02:43 - RELATING TO.
02:46 - INTERPRETATION OF
02:47 - PRIVATE CONTRACTS. THE PC HAS
02:49 - EXPLICITLY RECOGNIZED IN PRIOR
02:52 - PROCEEDINGS THAT IT MAY NOT
02:54 - INTERPRET PRIVATE CONTRACT
02:56 - BETWEEN SUPPLIERS AND THEIR
02:58 - CUSTOMERS THAT MAY NOT
03:00 - DETERMINE WHETHER BREACHES
03:02 - OCCURRED AND IT MAY NOT SET THE
03:04 - AGS AS PRICES COME.
03:16 - >>DOES
03:16 - LOU POINT. THIS IS THE FACT
03:19 - THAT IT CHARGES DURING THE
03:21 - POLAR VORTEX HE DID
03:24 - AMOUNT THEY DID IN THE
03:26 - DISCLOSURE STATEMENT.
03:30 - >>AND YOUR
03:30 - HONOR BLUE PILOT DOES TO SPEAK
03:32 - OUT BECAUSE NO PRICES WERE
03:34 - SET FOR IN THE DISCLOSURE.
03:36 - STAY IN THE
03:36 - DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. BLUE
03:38 - PILOT WAS CHARGING UNBEARABLE
03:40 - PRICES WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE
03:42 - SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT BUT
03:44 - RATHER NEED TO HAVE THE
03:46 - VARIABLE PRICING METHODOLOGY
03:49 - SPELLED OUT. SO THAT'S WHY
03:50 - WE'RE SAYING THAT THE PC
03:52 - UNLAWFULLY INTERPRETED A
03:54 - PRIVATE CONTRACT BECAUSE IT
03:55 - COULDN'T JUST LOOK AT THE AT A
03:58 - PRICE IN THE DISCLOSURE
03:59 - STATEMENT AND
03:59 - SAID THIS BUT LOOK PAST HIS
04:01 - OLDER BROTHER HAD TO LOOK AT
04:03 - THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT WHICH
04:05 - SAID THAT THE PRICE
04:07 - COULD VARY AND THEY STUCK ON
04:09 - SEVERAL FACTORS, INCLUDING
04:11 - WHOLESALE ENERGY PRICES AND
04:14 - WHOLESALE MARKET CONDITIONS.
04:16 - SO THAT THE ONLY WAY THAT THE
04:17 - PC COULD MAKE THE DETERMINATION
04:19 - THAT IT SAYS IT WAS MAKING
04:21 - AS TO WHETHER THE PILOTS PRICES
04:24 - CONFORMS THE TO THE DISCLOSURE
04:25 - STATEMENT WAS TO INTERPRET
04:27 - THOSE TEARS AND HAD TO DECIDE
04:29 - WHAT ARE THE SEVERAL FACTORS
04:31 - THIS TO ME BASED ON WHAT OR THE
04:33 - WHOLESALE MARKET. ENERGY
04:35 - CONDITIONS WHERE THE WHOLESALE
04:37 - MARKET ENERGY PRICES.
04:42 - RIGHT.
04:44 - >>THANK YOU.
04:47 - >>THIS WAS BASED A LOT ON THE
04:49 - DISCLOSURE STATEMENT WHICH YOU
04:50 - SAY WAS PART OF THE CONTRACT.
04:52 - IF WE DON'T SEE YOU AS PART OF
04:54 - THE CONTRACT. AND IT MAKES
04:56 - STATEMENTS ABOUT CUSTOMERS
04:58 - EXPERIENCING VARIABLE RATES BUT
05:00 - WILL BE IN ACCORD WITH
05:01 - WHOLESALE PRICES AND BASED ON
05:03 - THE RECORD. I THINK YOU ARE AT
05:06 - 39% WHEN THE WHOLESALE PRICES
05:08 - ROUTE 7 TO 9%.
05:10 - SO WHY IN THAT INSTANCE
05:13 - WOULDN'T IT. THE PSC
05:14 - HAVE JURISDICTION TO REVIEW THE
05:17 - DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AS BEING
05:19 - SEPARATE AND APART. THE
05:21 - CONTRACT WHICH NOT EVEN ALL
05:23 - HERE.
05:25 - USERS I GUESS SIGNED THE
05:27 - CONTRACT.
05:30 - >>YOUR HONOR
05:31 - THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND
05:32 - THE CONTRACTOR ONE IN THE SAME
05:33 - THAT IS THE
05:34 - DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IN THE
05:36 - ELECTRIC MARKET IS A CONTRACT
05:38 - BETWEEN THE SUPPLIER AND ITS
05:40 - CUSTOMER. WE WOULD SUBMIT THAT
05:43 - IF THIS WERE A
05:43 - SITUATION WHERE BLUE PILOT HAD
05:46 - BEEN CHARGING UNDER THE
05:47 - CONTRACT SAIC ITS PRICE OF
05:49 - $0.10 PER KILOWATT HOUR.
05:51 - AND AND IN REALITY CHARGE
05:54 - $0.15 PER KILOWATT-HOUR THAT'S
05:56 - A DIFFERENT SITUATION BECAUSE
05:57 - IT DOESN'T REQUIRE THE
05:59 - COMMISSION TO INTERPRET THE
06:00 - CONTRACT. HERE THEY HAVE THE
06:02 - COMMISSION HAVE TO LOOK AT
06:04 - THOSE TERMS IN THE CONTRACT.
06:06 - THOSE WHOLESALE MARKET
06:07 - CONDITIONS AND HAD ANALYZED.
06:09 - THOSE WHOLESALE MARKET
06:10 - CONDITIONS IN ORDER TO
06:12 - DETERMINE WHETHER BLUE PILOTS
06:14 - PRICES AND FORMS OF THEM
06:16 - AND THAT'S FRANKLY ARE WHAT
06:18 - FEDERAL COURTS ARE DOING ACROSS
06:19 - THE COUNTRY.
06:20 - EVERY DAY THEY'RE DOING THE
06:22 - EXACT SAME ANALYSIS. BUT THE PC
06:24 - ENGAGED IN. IN
06:26 - THIS CASE AND THE THIEVES HIM.
06:29 - AND CERTAINLY. ERGO I'M GETTING
06:35 - A LOT OF ECHO. THANK
06:39 - YOUR POINT IS
06:40 - VERY SIMPLY
06:42 - THAT AND THAT AFTER 54 P YOU
06:45 - SEE REGULATIONS. BP YOU SEE
06:47 - CAN'T ENFORCE 55.4.
06:53 - WHEN THE DISCLAIMER IS A
06:56 - VARIABLE PRICE. WHAT IT DOESN'T
06:58 - HAVE A SPECIFIC PRICE THAT YOUR
07:00 - ARGUMENT CRACKED.
07:08 - >>YES YOUR HONOR THAT'S WHAT
07:09 - WE'RE SAYING AND THAT'S BECAUSE
07:11 - THE THE VERY NATURE OF THAT
07:13 - TYPE OF
07:13 - CONTRACT REQUIRES
07:15 - INTERPRETATION AND THAT IS JUST
07:17 - BEING BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE
07:19 - PCS AUTHORITY AND IT DOESN'T
07:21 - EVEN HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE IN IN
07:24 - INTERPRETING CONTRACTS OR
07:25 - LOOKING AT WHOLESALE MARKET
07:27 - CONDITIONS TO SEE HOW THAT
07:28 - SHOULD TRANSLATE IN THE RETAIL
07:30 - PRICES THAT'S WHY THIS EXERCISE
07:32 - HAS BEEN LEFT TO THE COURTS.
07:35 - >>ISLAM.
07:37 - WHAT LANGUAGE IN THAT
07:38 - REGULATION THAT ARE WE SUPPOSED
07:40 - TO USE TO SUPPORT OR BOLSTER
07:43 - YOUR CONSTRUCTION.
07:46 - THE GOOD
07:47 - THE LANGUAGE OF 55.4
07:50 - 4.4 TDS PRICE'S BUILD MUCH
07:52 - REFLECT THE MARKET PRICES AND
07:54 - THE AGREED UPON PRICE OF THE
07:56 - CLAIM
07:56 - OR STATEMENT. YOUR IS YOUR
07:58 - INTERPRETATION THAT LANGUAGE
07:59 - MEANING PRICES MEAN AN ACTUAL
08:01 - DOLLAR NUMBER AND
08:02 - CAN'T BE.
08:04 - >>THEY VARIABLE THAT HAVE TO BE
08:06 - A CONCRETE NUMBER THAT IS YOUR
08:08 - UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTENT OF
08:09 - THE PC IN DRAFTING THAT
08:11 - REGULATION.
08:13 - >>AND YOUR HONOR REGARDLESS OF
08:14 - WHAT THE PIE-EESE INTENT MAY OR
08:16 - MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THE GENERAL
08:18 - ASSEMBLY HAS NOT GIVEN THE PC.
08:21 - AUTHORITY TO INTERPRET
08:23 - CONTRACTS AND THE ONLY
08:25 - THE ONLY WAY THAT THAT
08:27 - PARTICULAR REGULATION CAN COME
08:29 - INTO PLAY IN OUR VIEW IS
08:31 - IF THE CONTRACT HAS A SPECIFIC
08:34 - PRICE IN
08:35 - WHEN IT HAS A VARIABLE PRICING
08:37 - METHODOLOGY IN IT THAT HAS TO
08:39 - BE INTERPRETED AND THAT NEEDS
08:41 - TO GO TO A COURT OF
08:42 - COMPETENT JURISDICTION.
08:46 - >>AGAIN. GO AHEAD,
08:48 - JEFF ROBSON.
08:49 - >>THAT'S OK MY MY FINAL LINE OF
08:51 - QUESTIONING HIM OUT AND BUY HIM
08:53 - OUT. WE DID IS I JUST WANT TO
08:55 - UNDERSTAND THEN IF WE'RE TO
08:57 - ASSUME THOUGH THAT THIS
09:00 - THAT THE LANGUAGE CHOSEN
09:02 - BY THE PCN 54 POINT KOREAN
09:05 - EXTEND TO VARIABLE
09:07 - PRICING CONTRACTS AND THEREFORE
09:09 - THE PC HAS HAPPENED
09:10 - BY REGULATION GIVEN THEMSELVES
09:13 - THE AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE
09:15 - VARIABLE PRICING CONTRACTS AND
09:17 - DISCLAIMERS HAVE YOU LIVED A
09:19 - CHALLENGE TO THE VALIDITY OF
09:21 - THIS REGULATION.
09:26 - >>YOUR HONOR WE DID BELOW
09:27 - CHALLENGE THE REGULATION ITSELF
09:30 - FOR BEING THEY WE HAVE NOT
09:32 - PURSUED THAT THAT ISSUE ON
09:34 - APPEAL AND FURTHER, I WOULD
09:36 - JUST GO BACK TO THE POINT THAT
09:37 - THE PC CAN'T
09:38 - GIVE ITSELF AUTHORITY EVEN
09:40 - UNDER A REGULATION TO DO THINGS
09:42 - THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS
09:44 - WITHHELD FROM THERE.
09:50 - >>YEAH WE CONCLUDE THAT
09:51 - THE REGULATION IS IMPORTANT OF
09:54 - ALL.
09:57 - HOW IS THAT ENFORCEABLE I
09:59 - UNDERSTAND
09:59 - YOUR POINT THAT THERE'S NO
10:01 - GRAPH AUTHORITY GIVEN TO THE
10:03 - PSTA ORDER REFUND.
10:07 - IN
10:07 - THAT CIRCUMSTANCE. THE WAY YOU
10:09 - CAN ORDER REFUND WHEN VARIAN
10:13 - FROM THE APPROVED ERA.
10:18 - COULD YOU BE IMPOSED ON AN E
10:22 - G A OR VIOLATING. A REGULATION
10:26 - THAT WE FIND IS.
10:29 - IF
10:30 - WITHIN ITS AUTHORITY THAT'S A
10:32 - KOREA OR.
10:34 - >>IS THERE ANYTHING SHORT OF
10:35 - LIFE REVOCATION THERE I YES
10:38 - YOUR HONOR
10:39 - PZ HAS FULL AUTHORITY UNDER THE
10:41 - PUBLIC
10:42 - UTILITY CODE UNDER SECTION 33
10:44 - OH ONE TO IMPOSE CIVIL
10:45 - PENALTIES. THAT PARTICULAR
10:48 - SECTION OF
10:48 - THE CODE GIVES THE PCN
10:50 - AUTHORITY NOT JUST TO IMPOSE
10:52 - CIVIL PENALTIES ON PUBLIC
10:54 - UTILITIES. BUT ANY OTHER
10:56 - ENTITIES THAT ARE REGULATED
10:57 - BY IT AND THAT REALLY GOES TO
11:00 - OUR SECOND REVERSIBLE ERROR
11:02 - WHICH IS THAT
11:03 - THE PC HAS NO STATUTORY
11:05 - AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE SUPPLIERS.
11:08 - THE ISSUE REFUNDS TO CUSTOMERS.
11:10 - >>AND IN FACT
11:10 - BEFORE HIM. IT IS BEFORE YOU
11:13 - GET ON TO YOUR NEXT IS YOU
11:15 - BASED ON YOUR INTERPRETATION.
11:18 - IT APPEARS THAT SO LONG AS THE
11:20 - SUPPLIER DOESN'T PUT ANY PRICE
11:22 - IN THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT.
11:24 - THEN THE COMPANY CAN DO
11:25 - WHATEVER DESIRES AND THE PC WHO
11:27 - HAS THE EXPERTISE IN THIS AREA.
11:30 - IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY AUTHORITY
11:31 - TO IN ESSENCE. PROCEED
11:34 - IN THE THE PURPOSE OF
11:36 - THE PC AND ENSURING THAT THE
11:38 - RATES ARE FAIR AND THAT THE
11:39 - CUSTOMERS ARE PROTECTED.
11:45 - >>YOUR HONOR A FEW A FEW
11:46 - RESPONSES TO THAT.
11:48 - SUPPLIER CAN'T DO ANYTHING IT
11:50 - WANTS THEM. IT WAS A FIRE
11:52 - CHOOSES TO PUT NO PRICE IN ITS
11:54 - CONTRACT BECAUSE IT
11:55 - WANTS TO RESERVE THE RIGHT TO
11:57 - BURY THAT PRICE ON MY BIKE
11:59 - RACES AND CONSUMERS DON'T HAVE
12:00 - TO SELECT A CONTRACT. IF IF
12:04 - IF THEY IF THE CUSTOMER WANTS
12:06 - TO KNOW WHAT THE PRICE IS AND
12:08 - WANTS TO KNOW THAT IT'S THAT
12:09 - FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME
12:11 - THAN THEY JUST DON'T CHAIRS
12:12 - THAT SUPPLIER. IF THEY DON'T
12:13 - LIKE THE PRICES THAT THE
12:15 - SUPPLIER CHARGES LATER IN THE
12:16 - CONTRACT. PURSUANT TO THOSE
12:18 - VARIABLE TERMS. THEY CAN RETURN
12:20 - TO THE UTILITY FOR PHONE
12:21 - SERVICE OR THEY CAN CHOOSE
12:23 - ANOTHER SUPPLIER, AND BASICALLY
12:25 - THE PEAS IT DOESN'T HAVE
12:27 - EXPERTISE WHEN IT COMES TO
12:29 - ANALYZING WHOLESALE
12:30 - MARKET CONDITIONS. THE PC
12:32 - REGULATES UTILITIES AND
12:34 - RETAIL MARKETS, NOT WHOLESALE
12:36 - MARKET CONDITIONS THAT'S WHAT
12:37 - THE FEDERAL COURTS STEP.
12:42 - >>ALL RIGHT, MET
12:48 - BECAUSE THERE IS A REGULATION
12:50 - THAT REQUIRES THAT EGS IS
12:53 - COMPLY WITH THAT.
12:55 - RATES JUST THEY'RE IN THEIR
12:57 - DISCLOSURE STATEMENT.
12:59 - YOU DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC RATES
13:01 - THAT YOU HAVE LANGUAGE
13:02 - THAT SAYS CHANGES IN WHOLESALE
13:04 - ENERGY MARKET PRICES IN THE PJM
13:06 - MARKETS.
13:09 - SO THAT PIECE A LOOKS AT
13:11 - THAT LANGUAGE AND THEN LOOKS AT
13:12 - THE RATES AGAIN TO PJM MARKET
13:15 - SCHOOL WHICH WERE DRASTICALLY
13:18 - DIFFERENT.
13:21 - 79%. ARIE VARIABLES THAT
13:24 - TIME PERIOD COMPARED TO
13:26 - 39%. SO JUST ON THAT BASIS
13:30 - LOANS, YOU'RE DISCLOSURE IN
13:32 - YOUR DISCLOSURE STATEMENT WAS
13:33 - THAT RATES WOULD DAYBELL WOULD
13:36 - COMPLY WITH THE PGA MARKET
13:38 - WHICH DO YOU SEE ANY SOME THEY
13:41 - DID NOT. DID YOU
13:44 - PUT ANYTHING ON THE RECORD AT
13:45 - ALL AS TO HOW YOU TRY. AND YEAH
13:49 - YOU'RE DOING RACE.
13:50 - THE CUSTOMERS WHICH IS THE PC
13:52 - SAID THERE WAS NOTHING.
13:57 - >>THAT'S CORRECT ON OR BLUE
13:58 - PILOT DID NOT PUT. EVIDENCE IN
14:01 - THE RECORD TO SHOW HOW ITS
14:03 - WERE CALCULATED. AGAIN WE WOULD
14:06 - JUST GO BACK TO THE POINT THAT
14:07 - WHOLESALE MARKET CONDITIONS
14:09 - NEED TO BE ANALYZED THEY NEED
14:10 - TO
14:10 - BE INTERPRETED TO DETERMINE
14:12 - RETAIL PRICES AND IN FACT WHEN
14:14 - FEDERAL COURTS GET INTO THAT
14:16 - TRAP INTERPRETATION. THEY HAVE
14:18 - EVEN SAID
14:19 - THAT E WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT
14:21 - WHOLESALE MARKET CONDITION
14:22 - LANGUAGE IN THE CONTRACT THAT
14:24 - DOESN'T MEAN THAT ANY GIVEN
14:25 - TIME THAT THE RETAIL PRICES
14:28 - NEED TO TO BE THE SAME AS THOSE
14:30 - THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL FACTORS
14:32 - AND IN FACT.
14:33 - LOU PILOTS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
14:34 - DID SAY THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL
14:36 - FACTORS. IT DIDN'T LIMITED TO
14:38 - JUST THOSE CURRENT WHOLESALE
14:41 - MARKET CONDITIONS. AND
14:43 - EVEN IF
14:45 - THE COMMISSION WOULD HAVE BEEN
14:47 - PROPERLY ENGAGING IN CONTRACT
14:49 - INTERPRETATION. IT WENT TOO FAR
14:52 - WHEN IT REQUIRED
14:53 - BLUE PILOT TO ISSUE REFUNDS TO
14:56 - ITS CUSTOMERS. THERE'S A LONG
14:58 - LINE OF CASE LAW
14:59 - THAT SAYS THE PCN DOES NOT HAVE
15:01 - AUTHORITY TO AWARD DAMAGES.
15:04 - THE PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT
15:05 - HAS SAID THE PCS AUTHORITY IS
15:07 - QUITE BROAD VERY EXTENSIVE
15:10 - INTERPRETING AND APPLYING THE
15:11 - PUBLIC UTILITY CODE, BUT IT
15:13 - STOPPED AT A CERTAIN POINT AND
15:15 - THAT IS WHEN IT COMES TO
15:16 - AWARDING DAMAGES. THE PEWS HE
15:18 - DOESN'T DISPUTE THAT POINT WHAT
15:19 - THE PC SAYS IS THAT REFUNDS
15:22 - OR DAMAGES. BUT THAT'S EXACTLY
15:24 - WHAT THEY ARE IN A BREACH OF
15:26 - CONTRACT CASE WHERE. CONSUMERS
15:29 - CLAIMING THAT THEY WERE CHARTS
15:31 - AN INAPPROPRIATE PRICE. THEY
15:32 - WANT. THE DIFFERENCE AND THAT'S
15:33 - THEIR DAMAGES. THERE'S
15:38 - >>YOU ARE OVER YOUR TIME I
15:40 - DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD THE
15:41 - BEEPER I'M AFTER ANYONE
15:44 - CAN HEAR OTHER THAN THE PERSON
15:46 - TO SPEAK. YOU HAVE RESERVE.
15:50 - AMERICA AND SO I THINK
15:52 - WE LIKE NOW TO GO IS THE
15:54 - RESPONDENT AND THE ENERGY.
15:58 - >>YOU DON'T HAVE 5 MINUTES.
16:00 - MR.
16:07 - >>IT PLEASE THE COURT I MINE
16:09 - EAN IS YEAH SCREW THAT I'M HERE
16:11 - ON OUT AND EAT IT ALL WELL THE
16:13 - MISSION.
16:16 - RECOVERS ALL
16:17 - THE ISSUES THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
16:19 - ASKING FOLKS ON YOUR SHOES.
16:22 - AND THE LEADERS OF LEVER ON TV.
16:25 - EITHER LEGAL OR E YOU ARE.
16:32 - SHE HAS IT MISSIONS GENERAL
16:34 - ALREADY REGULATES AYERS AND
16:37 - ALSO DIRECTLY. ALSO GOING TO
16:40 - USE US TO LOSE RIGHT
16:42 - IT'S IT'S AND IT'S SO OUT.
16:46 - SHE'S DECISION IN THIS IS WHO I
16:50 - WE DO NOT VIOLATE THE
16:51 - CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ERA LAW.
16:55 - OUR ORDERS ON ICE.
16:58 - THE MISSION HAS A LITTLE WORK
17:01 - AND THERE. SHE EITHER ONE.
17:03 - WHAT'S WORSE THE SUMMER.
17:05 - TIONS YOU MUCH. FISHING.
17:08 - SHE WAS READING I LES TIONS E.
17:13 - I DID CHECK THE 28 E BUT
17:16 - OPPOSITION ACT MISSIONS WITH
17:22 - AND SOME PARENTS ARE ART OR TO
17:25 - THE REGULATIONS. I SERVICES,
17:28 - NOT ALL OF THEM.
17:30 - >>YOU.
17:31 - >>AGREE
17:32 - HOWEVER, THAT'S A REGULATORY
17:35 - SCHEME FOR UTILITY WHICH
17:37 - OPERATE ON A MONOPOLY BASIN.
17:40 - IS QUITE DIFFERENT.
17:42 - >>AND SEE.
17:45 - BY WHICH YOU REGULATE BLUE
17:47 - PILOT ANOTHER YES. THEY'RE BOTH
17:51 - ME A LIGHTER REGULATORY HAND
17:53 - AND MORE EMPLOYED BY
17:56 - THE MARKETPLACE. IN THE CASE OF
17:59 - AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY IRE.
18:02 - >>WELL WHAT WE WE DON'T
18:03 - REGULATE RIGHT. HE I ASK IN
18:06 - CHARGE, WHATEVER THEY WANT.
18:09 - >>NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT.
18:11 - I HEAR YOU AND VOTE 5 OH ONE
18:13 - WHICH WAS REALLY. AND HANDED
18:19 - OR THE REGULATION OF THE
18:21 - MONOPOLY UTILITY AS OPPOSED TO
18:24 - AND ELECTRIC SERVICE FOR RIDER
18:27 - THAT
18:27 - OPERATING ANDERSON LICENSING
18:30 - AND REGULATION BUT ALSO UNDER
18:33 - THE. TERMS OF
18:35 - THE MARKET IS THAT NOT
18:38 - CORRECT OPPOSITION.
18:39 - >>WELL UTILITIES OR EXCUSE ME A
18:41 - LETTER GENERATIONS I WAS NOT
18:43 - UNTIL IT SO I'M I
18:46 - 5 OH ONE NOW REGULATE
18:49 - AND SUPERVISE
18:51 - TORIES THAN. I I I
18:54 - ARE NOT OTHER SOME SECTIONS
18:57 - TALK ABOUT. YOU KNOW COMMISSION
19:02 - ALREADY ANDERSON I DON'T
19:03 - WANT TO OR SO I JUST
19:06 - RAN OUT. SCHUMER SHE'S MUCH
19:09 - FISHING.
19:10 - WELL, IT'S INVOLVED IN THERE
19:12 - AND OTHER PROVISIONS IN THE
19:14 - HOLE IT MAY NOT YOU KNOW ALL OF
19:18 - THE LOOP. I'M JUST HERE WE'RE
19:20 - INVOLVED IN GENERATIONS.
19:25 - CHAPTER 28. I.
19:28 - YES WITH A WHOLE RESTRUCTURING
19:31 - WE LEFT. WELL, YES E
19:35 - IT SECOND
19:36 - THEY ARE
19:37 - ON SOME HIGHER TEMPS STILL
19:38 - ABOVE THE GEISHA NUNS WERE
19:40 - FIRED ON REGULATIONS AND
19:42 - PROVIDE A SERVICE. THAT'S
19:45 - CONSISTENT IN THE PUBLIC
19:46 - INTEREST. AND
19:49 - SO I.
19:49 - >>WE AGREE, BUT I UNDERSTAND
19:52 - THAT YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME
19:54 - AND I'D LIKE TO GET TO A REALLY
19:56 - CRITICAL POINT AND THAT IS THE
19:58 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION I'VE
19:59 - BEEN GIVEN
20:00 - CRASH AFTER TORY AUTHORITY
20:02 - OR REFUND WHERE A PUBLIC
20:05 - UTILITY.
20:07 - VIOLATE THE APPROVED CARE.
20:10 - WHY.
20:12 - IS THERE. NO GRAPHIC GORY OR A
20:15 - PUBLIC UTILITY MISSION.
20:17 - ORDER REFUND IN A CASE WHERE AN
20:20 - EASY A. FINALLY IT. THE
20:23 - CLOSURE.
20:26 - >>WELL I WOULD SAY THAT'S IT
20:28 - IT'S NOT NECESSARY. ICE.
20:31 - >>E.
20:33 - >>YEAH WELL YOU ACTUALLY NEED
20:35 - 5 OH ONE.
20:36 - >>THEY'RE TO ORDER REEF ON
20:38 - WHETHER THE UTILITY.
20:39 - >>AND THE EXPRESS AUTHORITY AND
20:41 - THE PUBLIC UTILITY COATED ON
20:43 - THAT.
20:44 - >>WELL I MEAN IF I MEAN THE
20:45 - FINAL WANT WE NEED CHAT ON THE
20:48 - 8.
20:51 - I'M ON.
20:52 - >>IT IS.
20:55 - A MISSION ON AUTHORITIES
20:57 - TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS.
20:59 - ALL ELECTRIC COMPETITION.
21:01 - AN ELECTION COMMISSION. WE HAVE
21:03 - REGULATIONS. THAT ADDRESS
21:07 - CUSTOMER IN NATION. AND WE
21:10 - HAVE RULES. HAVE TO BE CAN I.
21:14 - AND SO SINCE
21:17 - 1312 DEALS WITH ON
21:19 - ALL THESE.
21:21 - AND YOU YOU CHILL AND THE
21:23 - GENERATIONS I WAS NOT HOME,
21:25 - LEAST WE'VE GOT NEW YORK
21:28 - STACHE.
21:33 - IS THAT.
21:39 - IS SUCH THAT YOU
21:41 - HAVE TO I CARRY OUT THE
21:43 - PROVISIONS OUT E.
21:48 - THE
21:48 - NUMERATOR PROVISIONS IN CHECK
21:50 - WHEN YOU.
21:55 - >>YEAH YOU'RE
21:55 - AT THE END OF YOUR TIME IF YOU
21:57 - COULD JUST WIND UP PLAYING.
22:03 - >>WE'RE NOT ADDRESSING
22:04 - REGULATING THE ARTS. VARIABLE
22:06 - RATES. OR WHAT WE
22:08 - DID HERE IS THAT
22:10 - WE REST AT THE SCENE OF THE
22:12 - RECORDS
22:12 - OF PATIENTS AND PERCENT I KNEW
22:15 - I WAS SHE FOUND OUT SO
22:19 - SHE'S NOT. ICE CUSTOMERS OF ANY
22:21 - OF THE ACTS AND AN AIDE
22:24 - WORKERS DECISION. I CANNOT
22:27 - I E LANE'S US TO MURDERS.
22:30 - ALL WOULD BE CHOPPED
22:33 - AND E REFUNDS.
22:37 - >>THIS.
22:39 - THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ICE
22:40 - THERE
22:40 - I CHARGE. AND U.S. AIR RAID
22:44 - JUST RECEIVED OR SWITCH.
22:47 - I MEAN SHE FOUND THAT YOU KNOW
22:49 - YOU JUST THIS AYERS OVER BILLS.
22:52 - I CHARGE.
22:54 - WITHIN THE MISSION IS SET
22:55 - TO RUN. OUR LEADER I WANT AREA
22:58 - THAT SUPER PACS
23:00 - 28 YES, HE'S SO.
23:04 - >>AND I THINK
23:08 - YOU GRABBED THE
23:09 - TIME AND I I UNDERSTAND WHY
23:11 - YOU'RE WELL OVER TIME.
23:13 - THANK YOU. I THINK WE
23:14 - UNDERSTAND YOUR POSITION.
23:17 - NEXT WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM
23:19 - MISTER ABLE. THE ATTORNEY
23:21 - GENERAL OFF.
23:24 - >>GOOD MORNING, YOUR HONOR MAY
23:25 - PLEASE THE COURT MY NAME IS
23:26 - JOHN IT WAS GENERAL A
23:29 - JOINT HERE WITH A CALL SO FOR
23:31 - THE KILLER BEER, THE CONSUMER
23:33 - ADVOCATE I WILL TRY TO BE AS
23:34 - BRIEF AS POSSIBLE AND SAVE THE
23:35 - CHILD. THE MISSION WILL COST
23:37 - YOU I WANT TO ADDRESS THE
23:39 - AUTHORITY OF THE ATTORNEY
23:40 - GENERAL TO OBTAIN THE RELEASE
23:42 - THAT WAS ORDERED IN
23:42 - THIS CASE. AGAIN A COLD WAR TAX
23:45 - CASE WILL BE TREATED OVER OFF
23:47 - PEOPLE'S CELLS IS COMPLICIT IN
23:49 - MEN. A COUPLE OR AGAINST LUKE
23:51 - WHILE BUSH THOSE CASES SO WE
23:53 - TOOK THIS CASE, WE'RE HEARING
23:55 - 147 FINDINGS
23:56 - OF FACT ULTIMATELY FOUND
23:58 - WIDESPREAD MISLEADING AND
23:59 - DECEPTIVE CONDUCT. THE
24:01 - BUSINESS. THEY WERE OF 2.5
24:04 - MILLION REFUND OR AT LEAST THE
24:05 - MOBILE BASIS FOR A CHINESE
24:07 - GENERAL TO SEE
24:08 - THIS REALLY. THE CHIEF LAW
24:10 - OFFICER OR THE CULTURE HE SHOT
24:12 - HIS TEACHER ATTORNEY GENERAL
24:13 - THAT SHOUT REPRESENT ON WELL
24:16 - AND THEY INTERVENED IN ANY
24:17 - OTHER ACTION AND PROBABLY WHICH
24:19 - WAS TO POUR IN THIS CASE, YOUR
24:20 - HONORS
24:21 - IS THAT YOU MAKE YOUR WAY TIONS
24:24 - THAT BLUE ALL OVER EACH YESES
24:26 - OPERATE UNDER ESPECIALLY
24:28 - REQUIRE COMPLIANCE. CONSUMER
24:31 - PROTECTION WALL AND THAT WHOLE
24:33 - AND ACTUALLY GOT THAT WHOLE
24:35 - WORKER REGISTRATION. SO IN A
24:37 - NUMBER OF CONSIDERATIONS,
24:38 - ESPECIALLY WIRE IN IOWA TO
24:40 - OPERATE THE RULES OF THE ROAD.
24:42 - ALL THOSE PROTECTION LAWS.
24:44 - IT IS.
24:46 - >>WELL LET ME ASK YOU
24:46 - THIS QUESTION. HOOD, THE
24:48 - ATTORNEY GENERAL NOT HAVE A
24:50 - MEME AN ACTION AGAIN, LOU
24:52 - PILOT. UNDER THE.
24:56 - AND 2 MORE PROTECTION AND
24:57 - UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICE.
24:59 - >>YEAH AS YOU RIGHTLY THIS
25:01 - OFFICE COULD GO TO THE COURT OF
25:02 - COMMON PLEAS AS HIS POWER HE
25:03 - SAID I IT'S TRACY THANK YOU.
25:07 - >>YEAH, YOU THINK YOU COULD
25:09 - HAVE. YES, YES TRAFFIC. YES,
25:11 - IT'S SO SO I THINK ULTIMATELY
25:13 - WHAT YOU KNOW
25:14 - THE REASON WHY WE FIGHT IN THE
25:16 - PRC OBVIOUSLY WE'RE CONCERNED
25:18 - ABOUT PRIMARY JURISDICTION.
25:19 - >>AND THEN THERE WAS A WHOLE
25:20 - HOST OF REGULATIONS HERE
25:22 - SHOULDN'T WE ALL HAVE A FUTURE
25:24 - ATTORNEY GENERAL. THERE'S JUST
25:25 - ONE PROTECTION LAWS WHICH AGAIN
25:28 - IT'S THIS OFFICE HAS
25:29 - THE DUTY AND THE AUTHORITY TO
25:31 - ENFORCE THOSE DIGITAL
25:32 - PROJECTION WAS MISTER ABLE
25:34 - MISTER BARR YOU ARE YOU SAYING
25:36 - THAT WOULD END THE AGENCY
25:38 - PROBABLY ANY REGULATIONS.
25:40 - >>THAT HAD AND TOUCH ON THE
25:42 - SUMMER PROTECTION, THE ATTORNEY
25:44 - GENERAL AND AUTOMATICALLY
25:46 - PROSECUTED. THE VIOLATION OF
25:48 - THOSE REGULATIONS BEFORE THAT
25:49 - AGENCY.
25:51 - >>WELL IT
25:52 - CERTAINLY ARE IN THIS INSTANCE
25:54 - 80'S WERE VERY NUMBER OF THIS
25:56 - REGULATION OR REQUIRED.
26:00 - >>OH NO I UNDERSTAND THAT
26:01 - BUT EVERY PRACTICALLY EVERY
26:03 - REGULATION PROMULGATED BY EVERY
26:04 - AGENCY HAS A CONSUMER
26:05 - PROTECTION ASPECT
26:06 - OF IT. THE THAT THE INSURANCE
26:09 - DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN IF IT WAS
26:12 - DRESSED TO UNFAIR INSURANCE
26:13 - PRACTICES, I'VE NEVER SEEN THE
26:15 - ATTORNEY GENERAL A PROCEEDING
26:16 - BEFORE THE INSURANCE
26:17 - COMMISSIONER. SO WHY ALL THE
26:19 - SUN OR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL NOW
26:22 - TAKING THE VIEW THAT
26:24 - IF ANY SUBSTANTIVE AREA
26:27 - REGULATION COMMITTED TO ANOTHER
26:29 - AGENCY COMMONWEALTH AGENCY AS
26:32 - OPPOSED TO
26:32 - THE COURT. INVOLVED CONSUMER
26:35 - PROTECTION, THE ATTORNEY
26:36 - GENERAL HAS THE
26:37 - AUTHORITY TO PROSECUTING THE
26:40 - VIOLATION OF THOSE REGULATIONS
26:42 - IN FRONT OF THAT AGENCY.
26:45 - >>WELL AGAIN WE COULD SEE
26:48 - SURE IN THE COURT OF COMMON
26:49 - PLEAS,
26:50 - 8, 8, IT'S CALLED THE TRACED
26:52 - HIS OFFICE TO REPRESENT THE
26:54 - COMMONWEALTH AND ADDITIONAL
26:56 - BASES, SURE I THINK
26:58 - IT WAS A COMMISSION WAS CORRECT
26:59 - WHEN THEY RECOGNIZE THE DOCTOR
27:00 - LOOKED FRESH PATRIA UNDER
27:02 - TATTOO THAT SAYS OFFICE I WAS
27:05 - 8.
27:06 - ALL EMPOWER THE AUTHORITIES
27:08 - ACTED DO NEED TO PROTECT THE
27:09 - CITIZENRY AND THE COMMISSION
27:11 - WAS INCORRECT PATRY UNDER THE
27:12 - CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW I MEAN
27:14 - IT IS APPARENT HATCHERY A
27:15 - LIMITED IT DOESN'T ALLOW YOU TO
27:18 - TO JUMP IT YOU HAVE TO STILL
27:19 - HAVE A STATUTORY CORK AND TAP
27:21 - PHARMACEUTICAL WHAT THE
27:22 - CONSUMER
27:22 - PROTECTION LAW.
27:24 - >>IT WAS IT WAS ANY INDICATION
27:25 - PROTECTION LAW IS IN PLAY HERE
27:27 - YOUR HONOR BECAUSE OF THE
27:29 - REGULATIONS CELLS. SO THERE'S
27:31 - NO PLACE YOU CAN WATCH A CLAIM
27:32 - A UPC HAS NO JURISDICTION TO
27:35 - ADJUDICATE VIOLATIONS THE
27:36 - CONSUMER PROTECTION.
27:37 - >>A STRUCTURAL.
27:39 - SO SO I HAD
27:41 - THAT THE CONSUMER PROTECTION
27:42 - LAWS, NOT QUITE AS ADEPT PLAYED
27:44 - IN THE IN THE PIECE HE HAD NO
27:45 - JURISDICTION AND WE SHOULD WIPE
27:48 - THE WHOLE THING AWAY.
27:49 - >>BUT AGAIN AND TRY TO
27:50 - UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR POSITION
27:51 - IS IS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S
27:52 - POSITION THAT IF THERE'S ANY
27:54 - REGULATION
27:55 - IN PENNSYLVANIA. AND THAT
27:57 - PROMPTED BY AN AGENCY THAT
27:58 - TOUCHES ON CONSUMER PROTECTION,
28:00 - THE ATTORNEY GENERAL UNDER THE
28:01 - COMMONWEALTH
28:01 - ATTORNEY'S ACT. NOW THE
28:03 - PROSECUTOR OF VIOLATIONS OF
28:05 - THOSE REGULATIONS.
28:08 - >>WELL IT CERTAINLY ARE IN THIS
28:09 - INSTANCE AND AGAIN I
28:11 - YEAH I TAKE A LOOK AT OTHER
28:12 - OTHER OTHER REGULATORY
28:14 - FRAMEWORK IS WE WOULD SUBMIT
28:16 - THAT THERE IS A GUARD WAS AT
28:18 - THIS OFFICE TOO. ALL YOU WANT
28:20 - TO BRING IN ACTION IF SOME OF
28:22 - THAT AGENCY. I IS IMPORTANT
28:25 - KAMEL INTERESTS WHICH ARE GOOD.
28:27 - YOU KNOW IF THE OF THE
28:29 - IDEAS THAT. IT'S JUST ONE
28:30 - PROTECTION ALSO NEED TO BE
28:31 - ENFORCED.
28:32 - SECONDLY. THE SOCCER PRINCE
28:35 - PATRY A NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED
28:37 - BECAUSE HERE. IF THE COMMISSION
28:39 - IS PART OF WHY IT WAS A CAUSE I
28:41 - SAW REALLY INTERESTING PROJECTS
28:42 - ECONOMIC WELL-BEING ALL ALL OF
28:45 - THE FOLKS THAT WERE SHOPPING
28:46 - FOR ELECTRICITY IN
28:47 - PENNSYLVANIA, SO WILL BE A ONE
28:49 - SHARE MARKETPLACE, LEAST PEOPLE
28:53 - >>WE'RE ON A
28:54 - VERY TIGHT.
28:55 - TIMELINE THAT I HAVE AND YOU
28:57 - ARE OVER YOUR TIME AND WE WILL
29:00 - HEAR NEXT.
29:02 - THE CLASS.
29:05 - >>THANK YOU YOUR HONOR MAY IT
29:06 - PLEASE THE COURT MY NAME IS
29:07 - TANYA MCCLOSKEY AND I'M
29:09 - REPRESENTING THE OFFICE OFFICE
29:11 - OF CONSUMER ADVOCATE. AS
29:12 - YOU'VE HEARD. THIS CASE WAS
29:14 - BROUGHT BY MY OFFICE ALONG WITH
29:16 - THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AS TO THE
29:18 - O C A
29:20 - THE CASE WAS BROUGHT UNDER SEE
29:22 - A STATUTORY DUTY
29:23 - TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF
29:25 - CONSUMERS IN THIS CASE, THE
29:27 - CONSUMERS OF
29:28 - BLUE PILOT WHO ARE AFFECTED BY
29:30 - BLUE PILOTS VIOLATIONS OF THE
29:32 - COMMISSION'S REGULATIONS AND
29:34 - THE PUBLIC UTILITY CO.
29:36 - >>MR CLARKE GET BACK INTO THE
29:38 - REPUBLICAN SURE OFFICES ON THIS
29:40 - HISTORICALLY.
29:43 - >>WHY
29:44 - >>WAS THIS DIFFERENT WHY DID
29:45 - THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
29:46 - DECIDED TO RIDE WITH YOU ON THE
29:47 - SPOT.
29:48 - >>I THINK THERE ARE 2 THINGS
29:49 - THAT MADE THIS FIRST OF ALL THE
29:52 - COMMISSION'S REGULATIONS
29:54 - EXPLICITLY REQUIRE COMPLIANCE
29:56 - WITH
29:57 - CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW ON THE
29:59 - TELEMARKETER REGISTRATION LAW
30:01 - WHICH IS MORE IN THE AREA OF
30:03 - EXPERTISE OF THE ATTORNEY
30:05 - GENERAL. I THINK THE SECOND
30:06 - DISTINGUISHING FEATURE IS THAT
30:08 - THIS THE CASE
30:11 - THOUSANDS AS YOU HEARD OVER THE
30:13 - 5 CASES THAT WE BROUGHT
30:14 - INVOLVED THOUSANDS OF CONSUMER
30:16 - COMPLAINTS. THAT WERE LODGED
30:18 - BOTH WITH THE COMMISSION WITH
30:20 - OUR OFFICE AND WITH THE
30:22 - ATTORNEY GENERAL. SO I THINK
30:23 - THOSE WERE 2 DISTINGUISHING
30:25 - FEATURES THAT MADE A JOINT
30:26 - COMPLAINT.
30:28 - THE MORE EFFICIENT PROCESS FOR
30:30 - TRYING TO
30:32 - REMEDIES FOR CONSUMERS IN THIS
30:34 - INSTANCE.
30:36 - >>THAT WOULD BE CONSUMER AFRICA
30:38 - HAVE FILED AN ACTION AND.
30:41 - >>THE RECORDS ACT.
30:43 - OR A COURT OF COMMON
30:45 - PLEAS FOR YOUR ACTIONS AND ALSO
30:47 - THINK ARE CLASS REMEDY.
30:51 - >>THE
30:51 - CONSUMER ADVOCATE IS ALLOWED TO
30:53 - PARTICIPATE IN PROCEEDINGS THAT
30:55 - ARE BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITY
30:57 - COMMISSION. WE DO HAVE AN
30:58 - ALREADY BEFORE STATE AND WELL
31:00 - BEFORE FEDERAL AND STATE
31:02 - COURT IN MATTERS AS THEY RELATE
31:05 - TO MATTERS BEFORE THE PUBLIC
31:06 - UTILITY COMMISSION. BUT AGAIN
31:08 - THIS WAS A CASE ABOUT
31:09 - COMMISSION VIOLATIONS. SO WE
31:12 - WERE BRINGING THIS TO REMEDY
31:14 - VIOLATIONS OF THE COMMISSION'S
31:16 - REGULATIONS AND THE PUBLIC
31:17 - UTILITY CODE.
31:19 - >>YOU DIDN'T EVEN NEED THE YOU
31:20 - DIDN'T NEED THE ATTORNEY
31:21 - GENERAL'S OFFICE TO BE INVOLVED
31:23 - YOU COULD HAVE PROCEEDED ON
31:24 - YOUR OWN.
31:25 - >>WE COULD HAVE PROCEEDED ON
31:27 - OUR OWN BUT HAVING A
31:29 - JOINT COMPLAINT PROVIDED BOTH
31:31 - THE FISSION SEASON, NOT
31:33 - NECESSARILY PURSUING 2
31:34 - DIFFERENT FORUMS AND AGAIN IN
31:37 - BRINGING EXPERTISE ON THE
31:39 - SPECIFIC CONSUMER PROTECTION
31:41 - THAT FALL WITHIN THAT.
31:43 - ATTORNEY GENERALS AND BUT IN
31:45 - THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED BY THE
31:47 - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSION.
31:52 - >>IS I UNDERSTAND
31:53 - THE REGULATION AND THAT THERE
31:55 - WAS A VIOLATION OF THE
31:56 - REGULATION IN YOUR VIEW.
31:59 - WHAT AND THROUGH AUTHORIZED
32:01 - SAYS.
32:02 - GREAT PRACTICE ELECTRIC
32:06 - GENERATOR.
32:09 - >>THE REGULATIONS THAT ARE
32:10 - FOUND IN CHAPTER 54.
32:13 - >>I WAS IN MY
32:14 - QUIET THEM I SAW ACTION IS WHAT
32:17 - IT WAS AFTER THIS THAT HE LAY.
32:20 - >>THE
32:21 - GRADE.
32:22 - >>PRACTICE OR THE CONDUCT IN
32:24 - THE MARKETPLACE
32:25 - OF MAGIA.
32:27 - >>RIGHT THAT WOULD BE FOUND
32:29 - CHAPTER 28 AND SPECIFICALLY
32:31 - SECTION 28 '07 D THAT
32:34 - REQUIRES IT THAT THE
32:36 - INFORMATION THAT IS PROVIDED BY
32:39 - SUPPLIERS TO CONSUMERS ARE THAT
32:42 - THAT THAT INFORMATION BE
32:43 - ACCURATE. AND IT WAS FROM BACK
32:46 - REGULATIONS ARE FROM THAT I'M
32:47 - SORRY STATUTE AREA.
32:49 - >>THERE IS NO STATUTE THAT SHE
32:51 - AND HER ONLY REGULARLY MARKET
32:54 - CONDUCT OF A G A.
32:58 - >>WELL 20 THERE
33:00 - >>OR INSURANCE COMPANY
33:01 - FOR EXAMPLE. I'M ASSUMING BE
33:04 - THERE. PERHAPS NOT IS THERE
33:07 - SOMETHING IN THE PUBLIC
33:08 - UTILITY. THAT REGULATE THE
33:10 - MARKET ON DUCK
33:12 - OR THE TRADE PRACTICES OF
33:14 - REGULATED PUBLIC UTILITY.
33:16 - YEAH.
33:17 - >>REGULATED
33:18 - PUBLIC UTILITIES. I'M SORRY NOT
33:21 - OK AND HAS TO REGULATED PUBLIC
33:23 - UTILITIES THEY WOULD FALL UNDER
33:24 - 15 OH ONE WHICH IS THE QUALITY
33:27 - OF SERVICE FOR ELECTRIC
33:28 - GENERATION, SOME CASES ARE
33:30 - THERE NOW.
33:31 - >>COMPARABLE REGIME THAT WE
33:34 - FIND IN THE CONSUMER PROTECTION
33:35 - LIMEY UNFAIR INSURANCE
33:37 - PRACTICES BACK.
33:38 - >>THAT APPLIES OR 2 PUBLIC
33:40 - UTILITIES OR D E G S. THE
33:44 - LANGUAGE LIKE THAT.
33:46 - >>UNDER A CHECK
33:47 - UNDER CHAPTER 28. THERE'S NO
33:49 - SPECIFIC LANGUAGE BUT THERE WAS
33:50 - A STANDARD ESTABLISHED AND THE
33:52 - COMMISSION WAS DIRECTED
33:56 - PROBABLY
33:56 - GET REGULATIONS. SO TOO IN 4TH
33:59 - AT AND TO CARRY THAT FORWARD
34:01 - AND THAT'S THE AUTHORITY THAT
34:03 - COMMISSION WAS ACTING UNDER TO
34:04 - PROPAGATE THOSE REGULATIONS ON
34:06 - CONSUMER PROTECTION, BETTER AND
34:08 - 28 '07 AND THEN ALSO IN
34:11 - 2811.
34:12 - WE REQUIREMENTS THAT THERE BE
34:14 - NO ANTI COMPETITIVE CONDUCT IN
34:16 - THE MARKET.
34:17 - BUT AGAIN IT WAS UP TO THE
34:18 - DISCRETION HERE WAS LEFT TO THE
34:20 - COMMISSION TO PROBLEM IF THOSE
34:22 - REGULATIONS.
34:23 - >>SO THE ANTI COMPETITIVE.
34:25 - REGULATION IS AN IN.
34:31 - >>AND IN CHAPTER
34:32 - FOR ME. YEAH AND CHAPTER IN.
34:36 - >>AND THAT BIG PACIFIC LEE, THE
34:38 - ANTI COMPETITIVE
34:39 - CONDUCT.
34:40 - >>IT SPEAKS IN CHAPTER 2811 IT
34:43 - SPEAKS TO MAKING SURE THERE'S
34:45 - NO ANTI COMPETITIVE CONDUCT OF
34:47 - SOME OF THAT IS THE CONTEXT OF
34:49 - MERGERS
34:50 - AND CONSOLIDATIONS AND ALSO IN
34:52 - 28 '07 IT SPEAKS TO ALL THE
34:54 - CONSUMER PROTECTIONS. THAT ARE
34:57 - AFFORDED UNDER THE UNDER THE
34:59 - PUBLIC UTILITY CODE.
35:01 - FOR CONSUMERS IN A RETAIL
35:02 - MARKET.
35:04 - >>WHEN I SEE ONE QUESTION TO
35:06 - ADDRESS SOMETHING THAT MISTER
35:07 - WHO DISSENT. HE SAID THAT WE DO
35:09 - IN THE MID COLLECTIVE YOU IN A
35:14 - REGULARLY.
35:15 - THEY WORRY THAT WILL BRING A
35:17 - TWO-POINT WERE CHARGING.
35:20 - HOWEVER.
35:22 - I'M CONFUSED ON THE ISSUE OF
35:24 - HOW THEN DID YOU CALCULATE CALL
35:27 - IT THE AMOUNTS CALL IT DAMAGE
35:29 - IS THAT YOU WOULD THAT DO POINT
35:33 - WIN
35:33 - 4. IT WASN'T TO ESTABLISH SOME
35:36 - SORT OF GREAT THAT IN YOUR
35:38 - OPINION IN YOUR COLLECTIVE
35:40 - OPINION YOU SHOULD THEY SHOULD
35:42 - HAVE BEEN CHARGING VERSUS WHAT
35:44 - THEY WERE CHARGING. HE EVEN GOT
35:46 - A REGULATION OVER 80.
35:49 - >>I DON'T THINK CURRY
35:51 - ACCURATELY CAPTURES WHAT
35:52 - HEARD BECAUSE I THINK WE MUST
35:55 - REMEMBER THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS
35:56 - WAS AN ADVERTISING PROMOTIONAL
35:58 - SALES MATERIALS. I'M NOT JUST
36:01 - THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT.
36:02 - BUT THE PROMOTIONAL SALES
36:04 - MATERIALS WITH THE COMMISSION
36:05 - FOUND IN THE ALJ FOUND INDUCED
36:08 - CONSUMERS TO SWITCH THEIR
36:09 - SERVICE. BASED UPON THE PROMISE
36:12 - THAT SAVINGS
36:13 - WHAT WE DID IN THIS CASE WAS WE
36:15 - PUT THE CUSTOMER BACK ON THE
36:17 - PRICE TO PAY HAIR
36:18 - WE DIDN'T. REGULATE BY TRYING
36:20 - TO DETERMINE A LEVEL OF SAVINGS
36:22 - WE PUT THEM BACK TO WHERE THEY
36:24 - WERE BEFORE THEY WERE INDUCED
36:26 - TO MAKE THAT SWITCH
36:28 - THROUGH THOSE PROMISES SAVINGS
36:30 - AT THAT WERE NOT DELIVERED AND
36:32 - THAT WERE A VIOLATION OF THE
36:33 - COMMISSION'S REGULATIONS AND
36:35 - THE PILOT HAS NOT DISPUTED THAT
36:37 - THERE WERE THOSE VIOLATIONS
36:39 - MISSIONS REGULATION.
36:42 - >>THANK YOU, I'M
36:44 - WE'RE ON A TIGHT SCHEDULE, WE
36:45 - HAVE 3 RESPONDENTS
36:47 - AND SO WE'RE GOING TO RETURN
36:52 - WHICH RIVER TO MERIT OR REPORT
36:54 - ALL.
36:59 - >>I THINK
36:59 - YOU'RE EITHER I'M GOING BACK TO
37:01 - OUR MISTER BAY DOES NOT
37:03 - ARGUMENTS ABOUT SECTION 5 AWARD
37:05 - ON BEHALF
37:05 - OF THE PC OR HE BASICALLY
37:08 - CONCEDED AS AS HE HAD TO
37:10 - DO THAT THAT THE ONLY WAY THE
37:12 - PC GETS THE AUTHORITY THAT
37:13 - EXERCISE IN THIS CASE IS
37:15 - SECTION
37:15 - 5 OH ONE. HE ALSO MENTIONS A
37:18 - CHAPTER 28 WHICH WILL TOUCH ON
37:20 - THAT
37:20 - AS WELL SECTION 5 OH ONE IN THE
37:23 - SAME WAY THAT SECTION 1312
37:25 - SPECIFIES YOU PUBLIC UTILITIES
37:27 - SECTION 5 OH ONE DOES THE SAME.
37:30 - AND JUST YESTERDAY. THE
37:32 - COMMONWEALTH COURT. IT SHOULD
37:35 - DECISION IN TOM RIDGE
37:37 - VERSUS PC. ITS NUMBER 6.70 FOR
37:41 - 2016 MAY
37:43 - 1220 20 AND ON PAGE 13 OF THE
37:45 - SLOPE OPINION THE COURT
37:47 - RECOGNIZED THAT SECTION 5 OH
37:48 - ONE. ONLY 5 INSTANCES OF PUBLIC
37:51 - UTILITIES. EVEN IN THE PAST
37:53 - THAT'S WHEN THE COURT HAS
37:54 - LOOKED AT 5 OH ONE IT HAS COME
37:56 - TO CLEAR CONCLUSION THAT YOU
37:59 - CAN ONLY AT 5, 5, OH ONE
38:00 - AUTHORITY. IF THERE'S SOMETHING
38:03 - IN THE STATUTE.
38:04 - THEY GIVE STRONG UNNECESSARY
38:06 - IMPLICATION THAT AUTHORITY.
38:08 - IN THIS CASE, THE ONLY THING
38:10 - THAT YOU SEE IS 42. IT CHAPTER
38:12 - 28. BUT AFTER 28 GOES
38:14 - COMPLETELY THE OPPOSITE
38:15 - DIRECTION OF ALLOWING.
38:19 - THE STATE COMMISSION TO DIRECT
38:21 - SAY THE ISSUANCE OF REFUNDS
38:23 - BECAUSE JOB FOR 28 IS
38:24 - FOCUSED ON GENERATION BEING
38:26 - REMOVED AS A PUBLIC UTILITY
38:28 - FUNCTION AND RELYING ON THE
38:30 - MARKET TO SET THOSE PRICES.
38:32 - SO YOU CAN'T TAKE CHAPTER 28
38:34 - AND SAY THAT IT SOMEHOW KIDS.
38:37 - THE COMMISSION FOR THE ONE
38:38 - AUTHORITY.
38:40 - ALSO AS WITH RESPECT TO THE
38:41 - ATTORNEY GENERAL. BUT THERE IS
38:44 - THE SECTION 71 IN THE PUBLIC
38:46 - UTILITY POLE SPECIFICALLY BARS,
38:48 - THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FROM BEING
38:50 - A COMPLAINT BEFORE THE
38:51 - COMMISSION EXCEPT IN ITS
38:53 - REPRESENTATION
38:54 - OF CAPACITY AS HOME FOR THE
38:56 - COMMONWEALTH HAS UTILITY
38:58 - CUSTOMER. SO THERE WAS REALLY
39:00 - NO STANDING NOT THAT THE
39:02 - ATTORNEY GENERAL EVEN HAD
39:03 - BEFORE THE PCN WELL I BELIEVE
39:05 - JUDGE COMING MADE THE
39:06 - POINT THAT THEY ARE TURNING THE
39:08 - CONSUMER ADVOCATE COULD HAVE
39:09 - COME TO THE PC ON ITS OWN.
39:11 - THAT'S FINE, BUT IT'S STILL
39:13 - EVEN EVEN
39:15 - DO THAT. CONSUMER ADVOCATE HAD
39:17 - STANDING UNDER ITS ENABLING
39:19 - STATUTE TO REPRESENT INDIVIDUAL
39:21 - CUSTOMERS IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL
39:23 - CLAIMS AGAINST FLU PILOT
39:25 - THAT STILL DIDN'T GIVE THE PC
39:27 - AUTHORITY TO ADJUDICATE WHAT
39:29 - WAS THE COST ACTUALLY LOST IT
39:31 - AND THEY HAVEN'T REALLY EVEN
39:32 - SAID THEY DON'T HAVE THAT
39:33 - JURISDICTION. WHAT THEY'VE SAID
39:35 - THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS WAS BUT IT
39:36 - WAS IS EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS
39:38 - BECAUSE
39:39 - IT INVOLVED I VERY SMALL
39:41 - SAMPLING OF 2 PILOT CUSTOMERS
39:44 - TESTIMONY ABOUT 3% AND
39:46 - ITS CUSTOMERS AND IT WAS
39:47 - ALREADY ACROSS THE BOARD REALLY
39:49 - TO ALL CUSTOMERS.
39:52 - THE TOWERING ARE AT THE END OF
39:54 - YOUR TIME I'LL LET YOU MAKE ONE
39:56 - FINAL POINT.
39:57 - >>THE ONLY OTHER FINAL POINT I
39:59 - WOULD MAKE YOUR HONOR THANK YOU
40:01 - IS JUST A
40:02 - THE COMMISSION CAN'T GET
40:04 - THROUGH REGULATIONS. LET THE
40:05 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY DOESN'T
40:07 - EMPOWER IT TO DO.
40:09 - AND I KNOW MISS BECAUSE HE
40:11 - MENTIONED 28 '07 D. IF YOU LOOK
40:13 - AT THAT SECTION. IT'S THE
40:15 - SECTION THAT LAYS OUT THE
40:16 - DUTIES OF IS ELECTRIC
40:19 - DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES AND THAT
40:21 - PARTICULAR SECTION THAT YOU
40:22 - MENTIONED ACTUALLY PUT BECAUSE
40:24 - THE RIGHT IS AN OBLIGATION ON
40:26 - THE PC TO MAKE SURE THE
40:27 - CUSTOMERS ARE GETTING OUR
40:29 - OUTPUT, NOT ACCURATE
40:30 - INFORMATION TO COMPARE PRICES.
40:32 - THANK YOU.
40:34 - >>THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL VERY
40:36 - IMPORTANT A VERY INTERESTING
40:38 - CASE. THANK YOU.
40:42 - >>PCN IS WORKING TO
40:43 - HELP KEEP PENNSYLVANIANS
40:44 - INFORMED AS RESTRICTIONS ARE
40:46 - LIFTED ACROSS THE STATE JOIN US
40:47 - DAILY FOR CORONAVIRUS IMPACT A
40:50 - DISCUSSION WITH CIVIC BUSINESS
40:51 - AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS ON
40:53 - COVID-19 IMPACT ON LIFE DURING
40:55 - AND AFTER THE PANDEMIC IN P A
40:57 - STAY WITH PCN IS WE PROVIDE
40:59 - PENNSYLVANIANS WOULD LIVE UP TO
41:00 - THE MINUTE INFORMATION FROM THE
41:02 - GOVERNOR AND DEPARTMENT OF
41:03 - HEALTH CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
41:05 - WATCH PCN ON CABLE AND STREAM
41:07 - FREE ON THE PCN APP.
41:16 - >>LINE UP THIS MORNING.
41:18 - EACH 5.
41:31 - AND MAY RIVER FROM ABOUT 15
41:33 - MINUTES FOR REBUTTAL. THERE'S
41:36 - NO REBUTTAL OR THEY
41:39 - VALLEY WE'VE READ
41:41 - THE BRIEF WE'RE READY TO
41:44 - I SUGGEST THAT YOU GET TO YOUR
41:46 - POINT JUST AS QUICKLY AS
41:47 - POSSIBLE. AND MISTER FISHER.
41:51 - I CALL YOU
41:52 - WHO MAKE YOUR ARGUMENT ON
41:55 - BEHALF OF AMERICA
41:57 - BUT JUST SO AND THE PRESCHOOL
42:00 - AND CREATIVE LEARNING CENTER.
42:06 - >>HE SEES THE COURT MY NAME IS
42:07 - RONNIE FISHER AND I PERCENT THE
42:08 - PARIS HOWARD AND MADE IT
42:10 - A GO AND WHERE DOES IS PLACE
42:12 - FOR CREATIVE LEARNING CENTER.
42:13 - I WAS ASKED TO RESERVE 2
42:14 - MINUTES FOR THAT MATTER.
42:18 - THIS CASE IS ABOUT
42:19 - WHETHER A FIRE DEPARTMENTS MAKE
42:21 - IT A COUPLE OF WATER AND THE
42:23 - FIRE TRUCK THAT CAUSES THE
42:24 - SIGNING OF A PRESCHOOL HAS A
42:26 - CHANCE OPERATION OF THE FIRE
42:28 - TRUCK UNDER THE VEHICLE
42:30 - LIABILITY SECTION AND SOMETHING
42:32 - IS POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TO OUR
42:33 - CLAIMS ACT RESULTING
42:35 - IN ME. FIRE DEPARTMENT TWEETING
42:37 - ITS GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY UNDER
42:39 - THE ACT.
42:40 - THE TRIAL COURT IN CREATING
42:41 - CONCLUDED THAT IT DID NOT
42:43 - BECAUSE PUMPING WATER. WHAT
42:44 - ABOUT ANY DECISIONS IN
42:46 - TRANSPORTING ANY INDIVIDUAL ONE
42:48 - PLACE TO ANOTHER. ITS
42:50 - CONCLUSION IS WRONG FOR
42:51 - 2 REASONS. FIRST IT IMPROPERLY
42:54 - CHANGES THE LANGUAGE OF THE
42:55 - STATUTE. I THINK THE
42:57 - REQUIREMENT THAT ISN'T THERE
42:59 - BECAUSE THE VEHICLE LIABILITY
43:00 - EXCEPTION IS THE STATUTORY
43:02 - CREATION. THE
43:03 - COURT MUST OKAY I ASCERTAIN THE
43:06 - INTENTION OF THE LEGISLATURE
43:07 - BASED ON E WHERE IS THAT THE
43:09 - LEGISLATURE USES OR DOES
43:11 - IT MEAN THE LANGUAGE OF THE DAY
43:13 - THE POLI EXCEPTION CLEARLY
43:15 - STATES THAT UNIFIES WELL IN
43:17 - PART 2. WELL THE OPERATION OF
43:19 - ANY MOTOR VEHICLE IN A
43:21 - RECESSION OR CONTROL OF THE
43:22 - COMMUNIST PARTY. AND THAT
43:25 - NOWHERE IN THE WORDING. THIS
43:27 - EXCEPTION IS THE LEGISLATURE.
43:29 - THE OPERATION TO HOLD ON AND
43:31 - SPORTING SOMEONE ONE PLACE TO
43:33 - ANOTHER OR EVEN USE THE WORD
43:35 - TRANSPORT OR TRANSPORTATION.
43:38 - THANK YOU IT IS THE PRODUCT OF
43:39 - 2 A READING OF THE BAR ON TIME.
43:43 - THIS IS JUST A WEATHER
43:44 - AUTHORITY CASE, A
43:46 - 2018 IS IT IS A GREAT CASE BACK
43:48 - TO TRIAL COURT BASED ITS
43:49 - DECISION ON THE POINT OF THE
43:52 - VALENTINE CASE WAS HUGE AT A
43:54 - SIMILARLY NARROW DEFINITION OF
43:56 - OPERATION AND HAPPENING IS THAT
43:59 - OR ABOUT
44:00 - 30 YEARS. IT'S KIND OF
44:02 - DEFINITION 8 OPERATIONS
44:03 - ANONYMOUS
44:04 - WITH MOVEMENT. THAT IS HOW I
44:07 - COUNSEL GRAND FOR A FEW A
44:07 - MINUTE.
44:08 - >>I WOULD. LET'S SAY WE AGREE
44:10 - WITH YOU AND THE BALLON TIME
44:12 - CASE
44:12 - REALLY DID GIVE THE SUPREME
44:14 - COURT'S CHANGE OF DIRECTION IN
44:16 - THIS AREA, THE LAW TO BE
44:18 - BROADER THAN WHAT HAD
44:19 - PREVIOUSLY BEEN. THIS I DIDN'T
44:22 - LOVE IN THIS SUBSEQUENT CASES.
44:25 - BUT IF WE
44:26 - AGREE THAT THEIR UNITY DOESN'T
44:28 - APPLY DIDN'T
44:31 - YOUR CLIENTS IN THEIR PETITION
44:33 - FOR REVIEW ACID. THE STATE
44:35 - DEPARTMENT'S FAILURE
44:37 - WAS ASKED A CHAIN WHERE THE
44:38 - PUMP WATER WHEN ULTIMATELY
44:40 - DISCHARGED FROM THE AZA DREAMS.
44:43 - JUST REALLY HAD NOTHING TO DO
44:44 - WITH THE FIRE TRUCK AND HOW THE
44:46 - WATER WAS CHARGED.
44:48 - BUT THE ULTIMATE DECISION AS TO
44:51 - HOW THAT AS
44:52 - IT RAINS WHERE THEY WOULD END
44:54 - UP.
44:55 - NEARNESS ARE IN THE WATER GOING
44:57 - FORWARD THAT ULTIMATELY CAUSE
44:59 - DAMAGE TO YOUR CLIENT'S
45:00 - PROPERTY.
45:04 - >>IT'S TRUE THAT OUR EXPERT.
45:07 - RAINS IT IN TERMS THE FIRE
45:09 - DEPARTMENT BEING
45:10 - NEGLIGENT AND ON A 19 DETERMINE
45:13 - WHERE THE WATER THAT THE FIRE
45:15 - DEPARTMENT WAS PUMPING WITH
45:16 - OUTLET. AS WELL AS TO PROPERLY
45:19 - MONITOR THAT THE EYE WELL BEING
45:22 - OF THE WATER SO THAT IT WAGE.
45:24 - THE WHEN THE CATCH BASIN WAS
45:26 - OVERFLOWING. AND THEN I'D BE
45:28 - ABLE TO ADJUST ACCORDINGLY.
45:29 - HOWEVER.
45:32 - I PLAYED IT'S CLEAR THAT AND
45:34 - IT'S NOT JUST THESE ACTIONS IN
45:35 - FACT, IT'S STILL THE PUMPING OF
45:37 - THE WATER
45:38 - ON SO OUR CLAIMS THAT BE FIRE
45:41 - DEPARTMENT WAS NEGLIGENT ALL.
45:43 - I'M
45:44 - AILING TOO TURN AWAY THAN WHAT
45:46 - IT WOULD OUTLAW AND PROPERLY
45:47 - MONEY THE PARKING LOT WHILE
45:49 - PUMPING THE WATER ON INTO THE
45:51 - PARKING LOT. I'M IF ALL THE
45:54 - FIRE DEPARTMENT DID WAS
45:55 - FAILED TO TERRY WITH WHAT IT
45:57 - WOULD OUTLETS AND AND
45:59 - TO MONITOR ON THE WATER ON AND
46:03 - NOT COME TO A LETTER WHEN YOU
46:04 - HAVE A CASE.
46:05 - I THE WATER IS STILL KEEN TO
46:08 - ARE CLEAN MAKE IT.
46:12 - >>AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CAUSE
46:14 - OF ACTION THAT COMMON LAW.
46:21 - OR THE CONDUCT.
46:23 - >>I GUESS I BELIEVE SO YOUR
46:25 - HONOR.
46:28 - >>WHAT THE WHAT. WHAT WAS THE
46:30 - ACT OF NEGLIGENCE.
46:32 - >>ON THE ACT OF NEGLIGENCE HERE
46:34 - ON WHIDBEY BE I DEPARTMENT
46:37 - I'M SOMETHING IN THE WATER ON
46:39 - INTO THE DRAIN. WITHOUT FIRST
46:41 - THE CHURCH BY THE WATER WOULD
46:43 - I'M OUT ON AND THEN WITHOUT.
46:46 - I'M MONITORING THAT WATER AS IT
46:48 - WAS BEING PONCE THE SEA AND
46:50 - FACING OVER FLOWING.
46:54 - >>SO IN THAT THEN GO BACK TO
46:55 - WHAT MY QUESTION THAT I GET
46:57 - ASKED THAT THERE REALLY WAS
46:58 - DETERMINING WHERE THE WATER WAS
47:00 - GOING TO END UP AS OPPOSED TO
47:01 - THE WATER COMING OUT OF THE
47:02 - FIRE TRUCK.
47:03 - >>I GET THAT TO ME IS A BIG
47:05 - PART OF IT ON YOUR HONOR, BUT I
47:06 - WOULD POINT OUT I'M GOING BACK
47:09 - TO ON THE BALLOT TIME CASE AND
47:11 - IT'S I'M APPROVAL OF THE WAR IT
47:14 - DESCENDS ON
47:15 - WAR DESCENDS, TAKES A COUPLE OF
47:18 - IMPORTANT POINTS ON ONE OF
47:19 - WHICH IS THAT YOU HAVE TO LOOK
47:20 - AT THE PURPOSE OF THE VEHICLE.
47:22 - ANY OTHER OF WHICH IS
47:23 - THAT I'M OPERATION IS A
47:26 - CONTINUUM ACTIVITY SO THAT YOU
47:28 - HAVE TO LOOK AT VARIOUS FACTORS
47:30 - THAT GO INTO IT'S ACTUALLY
47:31 - EATING.
47:32 - I E. PURPOSE ON TOP OF THAT THE
47:36 - VEHICLE IS INTENDED TO BE USED
47:38 - FOR. I'M SO FOR EXAMPLE IN WAR
47:40 - THEY SAID THAT IT'S
47:41 - DECISIONS LIKE.
47:42 - >>BUT I'M SIZE EXCUSE ME
47:43 - COUNCIL ON BUT I'M SAYING I'M
47:45 - AGREEING WITH YOU. THE
47:46 - BALLON TIME IS IS A LIKABLE
47:49 - DOES CONTROL HERE
47:50 - BUT AT SOME POINT YOU CAN'T
47:52 - CONTINUE TO HAVE FACTOR IN
47:53 - ADVANTAGE OF FACTOR THAT SO FAR
47:55 - REMOVED. UNDER THE ORIGINAL
47:57 - ITEM WHICH IS THE FIRE TRUCK.
47:59 - BUT YOU THEN IMPOSE LIABILITY
48:02 - AND THEN THAT'S MY CONCERN HERE
48:04 - I'M ASKING YOU TO HELP ME I'M
48:05 - SAYING I AGREE THE BALLON TIME
48:07 - CONTROLS IT'S A WHOLE NEW LAY
48:09 - OF THE LAND AFTER BALLANTINE
48:11 - BUT HOW DO WE LINE A.
48:17 - AND WITH THE ORIGINALLY WAS
48:19 - FILED HERE.
48:24 - >>ALL RIGHT I THINK IT WOULD
48:26 - THEM.
48:29 - I'M SAYING THAT WITH THE
48:30 - DOWNTOWN WAY TO END MORE GUY
48:33 - INDICATE IS THAT IT'S THE
48:34 - VARIOUS DECISIONS THAT GO INTO
48:36 - THE OPERATION OF A VEHICLE THAT
48:37 - ARE ALSO PART OF THE OPERATION
48:39 - OF
48:39 - THE VEHICLE. I'M SO THE
48:41 - DECISIONS THAT GO INTO
48:44 - OPERATING FIRE TRUCK AS IT
48:45 - PUMPS WATER WHICH WOULD BE
48:46 - DECISION STAGES WHERE AND
48:49 - WHETHER TO PUMP THE WATER.
48:50 - LET'S ALSO BE CONSIDERED
48:51 - OPERATION OF THE FIRE TRUCK.
49:01 - >>COUNCIL OF THE NEW RED
49:02 - BALLANTINE AND THE DEFINITION
49:04 - THAT THINK LOOKING AT. WHERE DO
49:06 - YOU SEE THAT IT WOULD WE'LL BE
49:08 - ON THE VEHICLE ITSELF AND INTO
49:11 - THE PIECES ARE ALL.
49:15 - THE TALKS ABOUT.
49:18 - TRANSPORTATION WHERE ARE WE
49:20 - RETURN WE'RE ENGAGED CREEK
49:21 - RIGHT SIGNALS. PART OF
49:24 - THE OPERATION.
49:33 - BALLANTINE WHERE THEY REFERRED
49:35 - TO
49:35 - I E.
49:37 - >>I WORE DESCENT AND THEY
49:38 - MENTIONED ABOUT OPERATIONS
49:40 - REFLECTING THIS CONTINUUM OF
49:42 - ACTIVITY AND THAT INVOLVES
49:43 - THESE VARIOUS SERIES OF
49:45 - DECISIONS IN ACTION.
49:48 - AND
49:51 - THIS IS QUOTING FROM THE WORK
49:52 - TO SENSE, I'M ANYMORE GET
49:53 - INVOLVED A BUS. I WAS MAIN
49:55 - PURPOSE WAS TRANSPORTATION.
50:06 - >>COUNCIL WHEN IN
50:09 - WATER TANK
50:11 - WAS REMOVED. CENT NEXT TO
50:13 - THE TRUCK AND THE HOSE ATTACHED
50:15 - TO THAT WOULD IT BE.
50:20 - RELEASE OF THE WATER. THEY CAN
50:23 - STILL BE PART OF THAT.
50:28 - AND TO BE AROUND THE TRUCK.
50:35 - >>I WOULD SUBMIT THAT IT WOULD
50:37 - BE AS LONG AS THE TRUCK WAS
50:38 - SOMEHOW INVOLVED STILL IN THE
50:40 - PUMPING
50:40 - OF WATER. I DO KNOW THAT THE
50:42 - VEHICLE LIABILITY THE LANGUAGE
50:44 - THAT ON EXCEPTION ITSELF REFERS
50:46 - TO. HIM IT IS A
50:48 - CURTAIN SAYS OF
50:50 - THE VEHICLE ON AS BEING
50:52 - INCLUDED IN THAT DEFINITION.
50:56 - >>WOULD YOU TAKE IT AS FAR AS
50:57 - IF THE DRAINS WERE BACKED UP
51:00 - AND THE WATER WAS RELEASED.
51:02 - AND THE
51:02 - FIRE DEPARTMENT DIDN'T LOOK TO
51:04 - SEE WHETHER THE DRAINS WERE
51:06 - PROPERLY CLEARED FOR THE WATER
51:07 - TO FLOW WOULD YOU STILL
51:09 - CAN SAY THAT THE FIRE
51:11 - DEPARTMENT WAS.
51:12 - >>WELL EVEN THE REALLY IS IT'S
51:16 - AND CLEAR SEPARATION OF WHAT
51:18 - TRANSPIRED.
51:23 - >>YEAH I STILL SAY THAT YOUR
51:24 - HONOR IT QUITE IT DOES THOUGH
51:26 - TOO ON IN
51:27 - ADDITION TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
51:29 - IS MONITORING THE WATER ON AS
51:31 - IT WAS HURTING IT
51:32 - I WAS CASE IT FAILS TO DO SO
51:34 - THAT IF THE DREAM RECLINED ON
51:36 - IT WHERE THE MONEY THAT THEY
51:37 - COULD SEE MORE RAIN WAS SOMEHOW
51:39 - AND THEN REDIRECT THE WATER
51:41 - INTO A DIFFERENT DREAM.
51:43 - >>BUT THEY'RE NOT ULTIMATELY
51:44 - RESPONSIBLE THEY HAVE NO
51:45 - ABILITY TO GO IN
51:46 - THERE AND TAKE ANY ACTION
51:48 - CONCERNING THE TRAIN OR MAYBE
51:50 - THEY CAN EVEN SEE WHETHER IT
51:51 - WAS CLOCKED THERE'S.
51:54 - IT APPEARS IT'S REAL
51:55 - STRETCH THEN AT THAT POINT TO
51:57 - IMPOSE LIABILITY OR SOMETHING
51:59 - THAT'S TOTALLY AND OTHER FIRE
52:00 - DEPARTMENTS CONTROL.
52:03 - >>I THINK YOU'RE CORRECT YOUR
52:04 - AND THAT OF COURSE THE ON WHEN
52:06 - YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER THAT THEN
52:07 - I'M JAMES BEING CLIENTS BUT
52:09 - THEY COULD STILL NOTICE AT THE
52:10 - DRAIN ON
52:12 - WAS CLIMBS AND THAT THE WATER
52:14 - WAS OVERFLOWING AND THEY COULD
52:15 - JUST AGREE.
52:21 - >>ARE THERE ANY ALLEGATIONS IN
52:22 - THE COMPLAINT THAT THEY
52:23 - SHOULDN'T STOP.
52:29 - BECAUSE THEY CAN SEE THERE WAS
52:30 - A PROBLEM.
52:34 - >>WELL THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC
52:35 - ALLEGATIONS IN THE STUDENT AND
52:38 - AND IS IN PART BECAUSE THE ONLY
52:40 - GETTING LEARNED THAT THROUGH
52:40 - THE DISCOVERY PROCESS.
52:58 - COUNCIL US.
53:04 - >>WITH IT BEEN DIFFERENT HERE
53:05 - THEY WERE IS REMOVING.
53:07 - >>WATER DUE TO A FLOOD GREAT.
53:13 - YOU'RE STILL NEEDED.
53:16 - IF YOU SPENT YOUR MONEY,
53:18 - OKAY, SO WHAT IF THEY WERE
53:20 - FIGHTING FIRE AND USING THE
53:22 - HOSE THE SURGE. ANY DURING
53:25 - A FIRE. THEY HAVE TO LOOK OVER
53:27 - THE HILL AND SEE WHERE THE
53:28 - WATER
53:29 - IS ACCUMULATING AS THEY FIGHT
53:32 - THE FIRE ANOTHER SO
53:33 - YOU SEE MOST OF THE TRUCK UNDER
53:36 - YOUR SIRI.
53:38 - WOULD THEY BE EXCUSED BECAUSE
53:39 - IT'S A FIRE AND AN EMERGENCY
53:42 - AND THEY CAN'T.
53:43 - >>THE 88 IT.
53:44 - >>MUCH OF THE FIRE BUT HERE.
53:47 - BECAUSE IT WAS REMOVING WATER
53:48 - FROM A SLIDE. THEY HAD THE
53:49 - OPPORTUNITY TO MEAN TO STUDY
53:52 - THEY SAY IS YOU MAYBE CREATING
53:54 - SUCH A.
53:55 - BEILEIN IN SEXUAL SITUATIONS
53:58 - EVEN IF WE WOULD GO THERE ABOUT
53:59 - USE OF THE HOSE.
54:04 - I DON'T THINK I
54:05 - WOULD I AND YOUR HONOR IN THIS
54:07 - CASE THEY ACTUALLY DID NOT USE
54:09 - THE HOSE I'M BEING WHAT
54:11 - ARE ON. IT GETS OUT OF AM A
54:13 - NOZZLE ON THE FIRE TRUCK.
54:20 - >>WE.
54:22 - I I
54:23 - THINK JUDGE NICHOLAS QUESTION
54:25 - WAS STILL A VALID QUESTION
54:26 - QUITE A BIT KYRA AND I'D LOVE
54:28 - TO HEAR YOUR ANSWER
54:30 - MEDICAL.
54:31 - >>IT REALLY IS TO CAPTURE A
54:32 - HYPOTHETICAL OF A FIRE USING A
54:34 - PUMPER TRUCK. PUMPING WATER
54:37 - GOES TO. I HAD TO FIGHT
54:39 - A FIRE. THE WATER. A LOT
54:42 - OF WATER.
54:44 - >>RUN DOWNHILL RUN DIED HILL
54:46 - RUNS ANY NUMBER OF PLACES.
54:49 - IF THERE IS DAMAGE AS A RESULT.
54:51 - I IS THAT THE OPERATION OF A
54:53 - VEHICLE.
54:57 - >>I'M HERE I WOULD SUBMIT THAT
54:58 - STILL WOULD BE OPERATION OF A
55:00 - VEHICLE. I'M BECAUSE IT WOULD
55:02 - BE
55:02 - USE OF I'M A FIRE DEPARTMENTS
55:05 - HOSE TO DIRECT THAT WATER.
55:12 - >>YOU ARE JUST ABOUT AT THE END
55:14 - OF YOUR TIME, THE PRESSURE YOU
55:16 - WANT WIND UP OR.
55:21 - >>YES, THANK YOU YOUR HONOR AND
55:22 - AND YEAH I WOULD I WOULD JUST
55:24 - AND I'M IN
55:26 - LAST QUESTION THAT IT WOULD OF
55:27 - COURSE ALSO DEPEND UPON ME TO
55:29 - THE CIRCUMSTANCES ON OF THE
55:31 - HYPOTHETICAL CASE AS
55:32 - TO WHETHER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
55:34 - WOULD ACTUALLY BE NEGLIGENT IN
55:36 - THAT CASE WHAT I'M SUBMITTING
55:38 - IS THAT I.
55:41 - IT WAS THE CIA'S OPERATION FOR
55:43 - PURPOSES OF I.
55:46 - IT CAME AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
55:47 - AS WE NEED IS GOVERNMENT
55:48 - IMMEDIATELY SO THAT THE CASE
55:49 - COULD PROCEED. ALL AND ON.
55:53 - WE WOULD OF COURSE RESPECTFULLY
55:54 - REQUEST THAT THE COURT REVERSED
55:56 - THE TRIAL COURT'S GRANT SUMMARY
55:57 - JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF THE FIRE
55:58 - DEPARTMENT AND WE ME AND SO
56:00 - THAT THE CASE AGAINST THE FIRE
56:01 - DEPARTMENT CAN PROCEED. ARE
56:03 - THERE. THANK YOU.
56:11 - >>A POLICE RECORD MY NAME IS
56:13 - KATHLEEN WELFARE OR REPRESENT
56:15 - THE WHITE MALES FIRE
56:16 - DEPARTMENT. THIS IS MY FIRST
56:19 - CASE IN TRYING TO INTERPRET THE
56:21 - BALLANTINE CASE AS IT APPLIES
56:23 - TO THE VEHICLE LIABILITY
56:24 - EXCEPTION. I
56:27 - AGREE WITH.
56:30 - I HAVE.
56:31 - >>THE I AGREE WITH THE
56:32 - QUESTIONS THAT TO ME WHAT IT
56:34 - COMES DOWN TO IN LOOKING AT
56:36 - BALLANTINE IS DO
56:39 - THE AX. THAT'S THE PLAINTIFFS
56:42 - LIABILITY EXPERT.
56:45 - ASSESS AGAINST THE FIRE
56:46 - DEPARTMENT. DO THOSE ACTS.
56:50 - ALL WITH IN THE VEHICLE
56:51 - LIABILITY EXCEPTION WASN'T
56:53 - INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS THAT
56:56 - IN REVIEWING THE BALLANTINE
56:57 - CASE WHERE IT REALLY SPEAKS TO
56:59 - THE VEHICLE.
57:01 - YOU KNOW OPERATING THE LIGHTS
57:02 - MOVING IT THINGS LIKE THAT THE
57:05 - PLAINTIFFS EXPERT
57:06 - SAYS THAT THE WHITE MALES FIRE
57:08 - DEPARTMENT ON ONCE THEY PUMP
57:10 - THE WATER THAT HAD BEEN
57:12 - FLOODED. INTO THE PARKING
57:15 - LOT INTO 2 SEPARATE TRAINS.
57:17 - THAT IT SHOULD HAVE CHECKED SEE
57:19 - WE'RE WAS EXITING.
57:21 - THE 3RD DRAIN OR OR CATCH BASIN
57:24 - THAT THE PLAINTIFFS EXPERT
57:26 - IS SAYING WHERE THE WATER HE
57:28 - FOUGHT BELIEVES CAME OUT EVEN
57:30 - THOUGH HE'S
57:30 - NOT SURE WAS MUCH FURTHER DOWN
57:33 - BEHIND THIS BUILDING ON THE
57:35 - FIRE
57:36 - DEPARTMENT WERE I IMPLORE
57:38 - PEOPLE VOLUNTEERS WERE CHECKING
57:39 - THE 2 BASINS WHERE THE WATER
57:41 - THAT DRAINS WHERE THE WATERS
57:42 - WERE BEING
57:43 - PUMPED INTO AND SO THE
57:46 - PLAINTIFF'S EXPERTS SAYING THAT
57:48 - THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOULD HAVE
57:49 - CHECKED THAT WHEN HE'S NOT EVEN
57:51 - SURE THAT THAT'S WHERE THE
57:52 - WATER WAS EMERGING FROM TO ME
57:54 - IS JUST
57:55 - SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT INTENDED
57:58 - TO BE ENCOMPASSED IN THE
57:59 - VEHICLE LIABILITY EXCEPTION.
58:01 - HE ALSO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
58:04 - I'M
58:04 - SORRY US.
58:05 - >>NO NO PROBLEM I'M GOING TO
58:07 - THAT POINT. WAS
58:10 - THERE ANY DETERMINATION.
58:12 - ON THE TRIAL COURT LEVEL TO THE
58:14 - ISSUES OF FINDING
58:16 - REGARDING NEGLIGENCE TO YOUR
58:18 - POINT OF WHETHER THE I
58:21 - UNDERSTAND WHAT THE
58:21 - EXPERTS SAID. THE TRIAL COURT
58:24 - NEVER GET TO NEGLIGENT BECAUSE
58:26 - OF THE VALENTINE TO YOU.
58:29 - >>YOU KNOW THE TRIAL COURT'S
58:30 - OPINION IS A BIT CONFUSING.
58:32 - I AGREE WITH THE CONCLUSION
58:34 - BUT.
58:37 - I DON'T BELIEVE
58:38 - SHE MADE ANY FACTUAL
58:39 - DETERMINATIONS ON OTHER THAN
58:41 - SAYING THAT THE CONDUCT DID NOT
58:44 - ALL WITHIN THE VEHICLE
58:45 - LIABILITY EXCEPTION.
58:50 - I MEAN MY CONCERN HERE
58:51 - IS THAT THERE TOO. THE REASON
58:54 - THAT VALENTINE IS SO HORTON IN
58:56 - HOW WE
58:57 - APPLY THAT WASN'T THE PURPOSE
59:00 - OF THE FIRE TRUCK TO BE CALLED
59:02 - A FIRE TRUCK.
59:03 - >>TO RESPOND TO THIS SITUATION.
59:06 - SO THEREFORE WE HAVE TO LOOK AT
59:08 - WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THAT
59:09 - VEHICLE WAS AND THE UTILITY OF
59:13 - THAT VEHICLE IN SEEKING TO
59:15 - ACCOMPLISH THE ULTIMATE GOAL
59:17 - AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT MAKES
59:18 - THIS CASE. STRONGER AND BEING
59:21 - IN THE BALLANTINE COURT.
59:23 - AS FAR AS IT BE 100%
59:25 - OF CLICKABLE THEY THE EXCEPTION
59:28 - THOSE HARD. YOU CAN ADDRESS
59:30 - THAT WITH YOU SOME.
59:32 - SOME OTHER VEHICLE OR SOME OF
59:33 - THE WAY THAT THEY COULDN'T
59:34 - RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
59:36 - >>MY UNDERSTANDING YOUR HONOR
59:38 - IS THAT THEY DID CALL THE FIRE
59:39 - DEPARTMENT COME OUT ON ONE OF
59:41 - THE OCCASIONS I THINK A VEHICLE
59:43 - WAS STOCK AND SO IT'S A MAIN
59:46 - THOROUGHFARE WITHIN
59:47 - THE TOWNSHIP. AND SO THEY THEY
59:49 - DID CALL THEM ALL TO PUMP THE
59:50 - WATER OUT.
59:53 - I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE THEY
59:54 - SAID THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER
59:56 - OPTION THEY SAW THESE DRAINS
59:57 - AND THAT'S WHAT THE ASSESSED
59:58 - 670 ACROSS. WHERE THE PARKING LOT
01:00 - 02.960 WHERE THEY DURING THE CROSS WAS
01:00 - 04.480 A BIG MIND OR.
01:00 - 06.820 SOME TYPE OF MIND THERE WAS
01:00 - 08.660 NOTHING THERE WAS A HUGE HILL
01:00 - 09.840 WITH A MINING.
01:00 - 14.970 THAT AND THAT THEY ACTUALLY
01:00 - 16.120 WERE ONE OF THE DEFENDANTS IN
01:00 - 16.210 THE
01:00 - 17.990 CASE SO THEY ASSESS THE
01:00 - 20.190 SITUATION AND SO THAT THE
01:00 - 22.240 SCENARIO FOR THEM
01:00 - 24.700 WAS TO REMOVE THE WATER BECAUSE
01:00 - 26.300 THEY DRAINS ON THE ROADWAY WERE
01:00 - 26.990 CLOGGED.
01:00 - 30.290 AND FROM PUMP IT INTO THE
01:00 - 32.040 DRAINS THAT WERE ON THIS.
01:00 - 34.350 YOU KNOW BIG PARKING LOT THAT I
01:00 - 35.690 UNDERSTOOD MY RECOLLECTION OF
01:00 - 36.510 THE TESTIMONY.
01:00 - 39.050 >>IT WAS
01:00 - 42.350 I'M TRYING TO I'M I'M TRYING TO
01:00 - 43.660 STRUGGLE BETWEEN IT'S A GOOD
01:00 - 45.690 CONCEPT OF NEGLIGENT. WHAT WAS
01:00 - 47.330 THERE NEGLIGENCE HERE IN THE
01:00 - 49.810 OPERATION OF THE FIRE TRUCK OR
01:00 - 51.580 WAS THERE SOME OTHER NEGLIGENT.
01:00 - 53.280 >>THAT CAUSED
01:00 - 55.970 THE DAMAGE AND I'M SORT OF
01:00 - 57.950 WONDERING WHETHER WE SHOULD BE
01:00 - 59.490 GAUGING.
01:01 - 02.350 IN THAT TYPE OF ANALYSIS OR
01:01 - 03.490 WHETHER THAT'S SOMETHING THAT
01:01 - 05.370 MORE APPROPRIATELY FOR A JURY.
01:01 - 07.270 I WOULD WITH APPROPRIATE
01:01 - 08.860 INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE JUDGE
01:01 - 11.640 TO EVALUATE IN TERMS OF CHAIN
01:01 - 12.940 OF NEGLIGENCE CHAIN OF
01:01 - 16.230 CAUSATION WHAT WAS THE REAL.
01:01 - 19.240 WHAT WAS THE REAL BAD THAT WAS
01:01 - 19.810 BECAUSE
01:01 - 24.250 IN FACT OF WAR OR PROXIMATE I
01:01 - 25.240 DIDN'T DO WELL IN TOWARDS THE
01:01 - 26.710 MOSCOW. SO I APOLOGIZE.
01:01 - 28.810 >>BUT YOU KNOW WHAT WAS THE
01:01 - 32.030 REAL CAUSE OF OF OF
01:01 - 33.920 THE DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY AND
01:01 - 35.480 AND YOU KNOW WE CAN JUDGE CAN
01:01 - 36.970 CHART WE CAN CORRECT THE JUDGE
01:01 - 38.470 ON VALENTINE THE JUDGE CAN
01:01 - 40.330 CHARGE THE JURY ON BALLANTINE
01:01 - 42.050 AND LET THE JURY SORT OUT.
01:01 - 44.540 >>WEATHER. IT WAS A NEGLIGENT
01:01 - 45.380 ACT IN OPERATING
01:01 - 48.270 THE VEHICLE OR IF IT WAS AND I
01:01 - 49.450 NEGLIGENT ACT OF OPERATING THE
01:01 - 52.000 VEHICLE, I'M A DAD AND THE CASE
01:01 - 52.560 IS OVER.
01:01 - 56.930 >>YOU KNOW I MEAN THAT'S A GOOD
01:01 - 58.520 QUESTION. I I THINK
01:01 - 00.520 THOUGH THAT I DON'T BELIEVE IT
01:02 - 02.220 WAS NEGLIGENT OPERATION OF
01:02 - 04.020 THE FIRE TRUCK TO THE FIRE
01:02 - 05.690 TRUCK REALLY WAS JUST USED
01:02 - 07.270 SITTING RIGHT IN THE WATER, THE
01:02 - 09.740 PUMP THE WATER. I THINK
01:02 - 11.560 IT GOES TO ME I THINK IT WOULD
01:02 - 13.760 BE A CORE QUESTION OR AN ISSUE
01:02 - 15.590 OF WAS HOW FAR DO YOU WANT THIS
01:02 - 18.050 TO GO IN TERMS OF WHAT
01:02 - 19.410 IS INTENDED
01:02 - 23.360 TO ENCOMPASS ALL OF THE
01:02 - 24.530 I DON'T DISAGREE WITH HIM THIS
01:02 - 26.000 WAS I THINK I THINK THE I THINK
01:02 - 27.560 THAT LEGAL QUESTION NEEDS TO BE
01:02 - 29.320 DECIDED, BUT I'M WONDERING FROM
01:02 - 30.800 AN EFFICIENCY PERSPECTIVE
01:02 - 31.650 WEATHER.
01:02 - 35.290 >>IT SHOULD BE DECIDED. BELOW
01:02 - 37.270 HER. WITH THE PROPER LEGAL
01:02 - 37.640 CHARGE
01:02 - 40.470 ON VALENTINE AND THEN SEE WHAT
01:02 - 41.770 HAPPENS SO WE HAVE SORT OF A
01:02 - 45.050 MORE FULSOME OF WHAT HAPPENED
01:02 - 46.280 TO SEE YOUR CASE KIND OF MOVE
01:02 - 47.120 ALONG A LITTLE BIT MORE
01:02 - 48.430 EFFICIENTLY AS WELL.
01:02 - 50.760 >>YEAH, I GUESS I
01:02 - 53.070 GUESS I DISAGREE THAT IN TERMS
01:02 - 54.780 OF THE FACTUAL INTERPRETATION
01:02 - 56.280 THAT THE USE OF THE VEHICLE IN
01:02 - 57.940 THIS PARTICULAR CASE THE FIRE
01:02 - 00.280 TRUCK WAS NEGLIGENT. IT'S
01:03 - 02.640 MORE SO WHERE DID THE WATER
01:03 - 04.160 COME FROM AND ALL THE LIABILITY
01:03 - 05.570 EXPERTS DISAGREE.
01:03 - 08.860 ON THAT IN TERMS OF WHAT CAUSED
01:03 - 11.380 THE FLOODING. BUT TO ME IT'S
01:03 - 12.760 YOU KNOW THEY
01:03 - 14.630 THEY WANT TO PUMP WATER INTO
01:03 - 16.140 THE DRAIN. SO THEY WENT DOWN
01:03 - 17.750 THE DRAINS DREAMS THAT THEY
01:03 - 19.670 WERE USING WERE FINE. THERE WAS
01:03 - 21.840 NO WATER GOING OVER. ON THE
01:03 - 22.720 EMBANKMENT.
01:03 - 28.270 I I THINK THE PROBLEM IS RATHER
01:03 - 30.280 THAN GETTING DOWN INTO THE WEE
01:03 - 31.750 WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED.
01:03 - 34.580 >>AND WHETHER OR NOT A CAUSE OF
01:03 - 36.200 ACTION AND NECK WITH THEM.
01:03 - 39.740 WELL, WHAT AND AS A MATTER
01:03 - 40.530 OF LAW.
01:03 - 42.390 >>WELL WE'RE OUR PROBLEM IS
01:03 - 44.260 THINK THEY NEVER EVEN GET THAT
01:03 - 45.390 FAR BECAUSE
01:03 - 48.290 THE COURT. THE TRIAL COURT HELD
01:03 - 50.410 THAT THEY'RE NOT ALL WITHIN THE
01:03 - 52.980 VEHICLE LIABILITY THAT ACTION.
01:03 - 56.140 GOVERNMENTAL MATTER AND THE
01:03 - 58.210 PROBLEM IS THAT AFTER
01:03 - 00.920 READ THAT THERE IS THE HINT
01:04 - 02.490 THERE IS A WAIVER OR
01:04 - 03.850 VEHICLE LIABILITY
01:04 - 06.130 WHICH IS DEFINED AS THE
01:04 - 08.410 OPERATION OF ANY MOTOR VEHICLE
01:04 - 10.120 AND THE POSSESSION OR CONTROL
01:04 - 10.370 OF THE
01:04 - 12.480 LOCAL AID THAT CERTAINLY
01:04 - 14.420 DESCRIBES OR FIRE OR DOES IT
01:04 - 14.800 NOT.
01:04 - 16.860 >>I DO I AGREE I AGREE THAT
01:04 - 18.510 VALENTINE APPLIES YOU'RE ON IT
01:04 - 18.980 MAKES ME.
01:04 - 19.830 BENNETT.
01:04 - 21.760 >>AND THEN IT HAS AS USED IN
01:04 - 24.100 THIS PARAGRAPH. MOTOR VEHICLE
01:04 - 25.500 MEAN ANY VEHICLE WHICH
01:04 - 28.270 IS FELT HOW AND ANNIE ATTACHED,
01:04 - 30.270 BUT THERE TOO, INCLUDING
01:04 - 32.650 VEHICLES OPERATED BY RAIL
01:04 - 34.860 THROUGH WATER OR IN THE AIR.
01:04 - 38.110 THE PROBLEM IS WE DO HAVE AN
01:04 - 39.270 ATTACHMENT HERE.
01:04 - 42.970 >>IT'S A VERY BROAD I
01:04 - 45.350 THINK DEFINITION OF VEHICLE
01:04 - 46.920 LIABILITY AND THEN THE OTHER
01:04 - 48.590 PROBLEM IS IF THEY'RE GOING
01:04 - 50.710 TO CRASH EXCEPTION TO THE
01:04 - 54.540 EXCEPTION OR. CRIMINAL THEM
01:04 - 54.950 FLIGHT.
01:04 - 59.410 THERE IS NO EXCEPTION FOR A
01:04 - 03.580 FIRE TRUCK. REALLY
01:05 - 05.160 WRESTLING WITH AFTER HIM.
01:05 - 07.350 WHAT IT MEANS AND WHAT IT MEANS
01:05 - 09.370 IN LIGHT OF VALENTINE NOT
01:05 - 10.910 WHETHER OR NOT THE FIRE.
01:05 - 12.060 THE COMPANY WAS.
01:05 - 17.350 >>I UNDERSTAND IT IS TO
01:05 - 21.090 I AGREE AT
01:05 - 23.020 THE TIME THIS WAS ON THE SIDE
01:05 - 24.490 AND WE HAD THIS THAT IT THAT
01:05 - 25.720 THIS WAS A NEW CASE
01:05 - 28.590 FOR EVERYBODY. I JUST DON'T SEE
01:05 - 30.580 THAT. IT SHOULD
01:05 - 33.350 BE AXED EXTENDED TO THE FIRE
01:05 - 34.710 COMPANY HAVING TO
01:05 - 36.420 CHECK THE CAPACITY OF THE
01:05 - 38.110 DRAINAGE SYSTEM I'D I JUST
01:05 - 39.330 DON'T SEE THAT THAT IS
01:05 - 41.560 SOMETHING THAT WAS INTENDED OR
01:05 - 42.700 SHOULD I THINK THAT'S AN
01:05 - 44.690 OPERATION OF A MOTOR MOTOR
01:05 - 46.210 VEHICLE AND ABOUT AND I WERE
01:05 - 46.900 ABLE TO LOOK AT.
01:05 - 48.020 >>AND A NEW ONE.
01:05 - 52.450 >>AND AND AND POINTED OUT POSES
01:05 - 55.540 FOR HUGHES. PUT OUT FIRES AT
01:05 - 56.550 THERE AND THERE.
01:05 - 59.430 >>NOW THIS WAS WHAT OF WHAT
01:05 - 01.720 ABOUT SNOWPLOW IN A REALLY BAD.
01:06 - 04.360 NO STORE. AND AS THE SNOW PILED
01:06 - 05.750 GOES THROUGH THE STREET.
01:06 - 07.940 IT PUSHING THE
01:06 - 10.600 SNOW AGGRESSIVELY AS IT PUSHES
01:06 - 11.810 THE SNOW AGGRESSIVELY AND
01:06 - 13.270 KNOCKS OVER A MAILBOX.
01:06 - 16.190 IS THAT THE OPERATION OF
01:06 - 19.310 A VEHICLE BY WHICH THE TOWNSHIP
01:06 - 20.840 WOULD BE NEGLIGENT FOR FAILING
01:06 - 23.330 TO REALIZE THAT A MAILBOX WAS
01:06 - 26.770 THERE AND THE RESULTING PLOWING
01:06 - 28.030 WOULD BE WOULD PUSH OVER THE
01:06 - 29.450 SNOW OVER INTO THE MAILBOX.
01:06 - 33.590 >>FOR THE VEHICLE LIABILITY
01:06 - 34.600 SECTION. I THINK THAT'S A
01:06 - 37.230 CLOSER ARGUMENT. I THINK THAT'S
01:06 - 38.340 WHAT I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE
01:06 - 39.710 HAVE TO LOOK AT IN THIS CASE IS
01:06 - 41.450 HOW FAR DO YOU WANT TO GO.
01:06 - 44.530 TO IN TERMS OF ACTS WHICH WOULD
01:06 - 47.510 COME UNDER OPERATIONAL OF THE
01:06 - 48.130 VEHICLE.
01:06 - 52.030 AND BUT IN YOUR EXAMPLE, YOU'RE
01:06 - 52.630 IN OIL.
01:06 - 55.930 I GUESS IT'S CLOSER IN TERMS OF
01:06 - 58.560 DISTANCE AND YOU KNOW RIGHT
01:06 - 00.860 THERE AND THE TRUCKS MOVING
01:07 - 02.050 THERE'S A LOT MORE I THINK THAT
01:07 - 04.110 APPLY THERE BUT I JUST DON'T
01:07 - 05.980 SEE IT WHERE MIKE
01:07 - 07.690 LINE IS MOVING UP MOVING IS NOW
01:07 - 09.900 OUT THE WINDOW THAT NOTHING HAS
01:07 - 11.890 MANY YES, I AGREE
01:07 - 12.440 I AGREE.
01:07 - 15.200 >>THAT'S NOT THE CONTINUUM OF
01:07 - 15.970 ACTIVITY.
01:07 - 17.420 >>IT DOES NOT MEAN SIMPLY
01:07 - 18.980 MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD.
01:07 - 21.390 THAT INCLUDES THE
01:07 - 23.490 DECISION-MAKING PROCESS AND
01:07 - 25.680 THAT. THE MOVING OF THE AT ALL.
01:07 - 28.370 IT IMPLIES A PROCESS.
01:07 - 34.090 AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE
01:07 - 35.860 TO ACTUALLY BE IN MOTION.
01:07 - 41.260 MAY CONTINUE.
01:07 - 42.010 ALL RIGHT.
01:07 - 44.180 >>AND SO AGAIN I GUESS THE ONLY
01:07 - 45.290 THING I WOULD SAY IN CONCLUSION
01:07 - 48.320 IS THAT ME THAT DEFINITION THE
01:07 - 50.020 CONTINUE ALONG. THOSE
01:07 - 50.950 DECISIONS.
01:07 - 53.770 SEEM TO ME SHOULD
01:07 - 55.580 NOT BE SOMETHING OR WHERE IT
01:07 - 57.510 APPLIES TO FACTS IN OUR CASE
01:07 - 57.810 WHERE THEY'RE
01:07 - 59.950 TALKING ABOUT BUT THE FIRE
01:07 - 01.800 DEPARTMENT SAILING TO DETERMINE
01:08 - 03.740 THE CAPACITY OF THE DRAINAGE
01:08 - 05.220 SYSTEM WHICH THE PLAINTIFFS
01:08 - 06.810 EXPERT DIDN'T KNOW THE CAPACITY
01:08 - 07.000 OF THE
01:08 - 08.950 DRAINAGE SYSTEM OR SEARCHING
01:08 - 11.620 FOR A 3RD CATCH BASIN. SEE IF
01:08 - 13.290 OR OR SOME OTHER PLACE OF WHERE
01:08 - 15.880 THE WATER WAS EXITING AND SO I
01:08 - 17.630 WOULD SAY THAT THAT THE
01:08 - 18.840 ULTIMATE CONCLUSION OF THE
01:08 - 20.770 COURT WAS PROPER AND THAT THE
01:08 - 23.160 VEHICLE LIABILITY EXCEPTION IN
01:08 - 24.470 TERMS OF OPERATION OF THE
01:08 - 26.170 VEHICLE DID NOT APPLY IN OUR
01:08 - 28.300 CASE AND THAT SUMMARY JUDGMENT
01:08 - 29.020 WAS PROPER.
01:08 - 41.300 JUMP IN HERE REAL QUICK BEFORE
01:08 - 42.230 YOU START IN.
01:08 - 44.560 >>FOLLOWING UP ON WHAT COUNCIL
01:08 - 45.810 WAST JUST STATED.
01:08 - 46.880 >>IN.
01:08 - 49.310 >>INTER CREATING VALENTINE
01:08 - 50.950 INTERPRETING THIS EXCEPTION
01:08 - 53.350 FIRST BE NARROWLY CONSTRUED SO
01:08 - 55.370 IF YOU TAKE THE ARGUMENT THAT
01:08 - 56.600 THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REALLY
01:08 - 58.200 SHOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
01:08 - 59.600 THE CAPACITY OF THE DRAIN.
01:09 - 02.440 WE THEN MAKING THIS EXCEPTION.
01:09 - 05.230 TOO BROAD I OPEN A PANDORA'S
01:09 - 07.210 BOX BE ALL KINDS OF LITIGATION
01:09 - 09.010 WHERE I REALLY DIDN'T RELATE
01:09 - 11.300 BACK TO THE OPERATION OF THE
01:09 - 12.070 VEHICLE.
01:09 - 19.910 >>WELL IT'S A VERY GOOD
01:09 - 21.760 QUESTION. LEON. YES, I'M NOT
01:09 - 23.110 SURE OF THE ANSWER THAT
01:09 - 23.650 QUESTION I
01:09 - 26.050 I WOULD. IT'S TIME THAT IT
01:09 - 27.620 WOULDN'T BE I'M STILL MAKING
01:09 - 28.700 IT, I'M
01:09 - 31.520 IN BRIDE. AND AGAIN BECAUSE I
01:09 - 33.330 THINK WE HAVE TO GET BACK TO BE
01:09 - 35.540 LOOKING AT THE SURFACE OF
01:09 - 36.830 THE VEHICLE AND
01:09 - 38.760 THEN TIME THE DECISIONS THAT
01:09 - 39.920 GOING TO AFFECT TRAIN THAT
01:09 - 41.660 PERSON TO BE COOL TO SEE IF
01:09 - 44.950 I THE ECO LIABILITY EXCEPT
01:09 - 45.660 HIGHS.
01:09 - 49.780 >>REALLY
01:09 - 52.510 BEEN LOOKING EXTREMELY EVERY
01:09 - 53.820 ACTOR'S GOING TO BE LOOKING
01:09 - 54.650 VERY FOR HIM.
01:09 - 56.790 EVEN THOUGH THINGS THAT MAY
01:09 - 58.540 SEEM TO BE ON FORESEEABLE
01:09 - 59.900 THEY'RE ALMOST GOING TO HAVE TO
01:09 - 01.450 HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL TO PREDICT
01:10 - 03.140 WHAT THE RESULT IS GOING TO BE.
01:10 - 10.430 >>I SUBMIT THAT THAT THAT'S NOT
01:10 - 12.460 EXACTLY THE CASE YOUR HONOR I
01:10 - 14.420 STILL THINK I'M THAT THERE ARE.
01:10 - 15.650 IT'S TOO.
01:10 - 18.680 LIABILITY I KNEW THAT I KNEW
01:10 - 20.760 THAT ON. EXCEPTION.
01:10 - 25.820 >>OR USE TASK GROUP OF THEM AT
01:10 - 26.800 COMMON LAW.
01:10 - 28.010 >>EXACTLY.
01:10 - 29.640 >>YOUR FIRST HEARD.
01:10 - 35.290 >>I WANTED TO ASK YOU THERE'S A
01:10 - 36.890 CASE A SUPREME COURT CASE
01:10 - 39.440 THAT HELP NEGLIGENTLY DRIVING
01:10 - 40.690 AN AMBULANCE, SO THAT THE
01:10 - 42.600 PATIENT AND GET TO THE HOSPITAL
01:10 - 45.630 TIME. AND DIE. AS A PUBLIC
01:10 - 47.100 SERVICE ISSUE.
01:10 - 50.590 AND NOT AND NEGLIGENCE ISSUE OF
01:10 - 52.310 OPERATION BE A LIABILITY.
01:10 - 55.010 WHY NOT JOIN THE LINE HERE AND
01:10 - 57.160 SAY IT WASN'T THE OPERATION
01:10 - 00.710 OF THE VEHICLE. BUT IT
01:11 - 02.590 WAS C HER SONS.
01:11 - 05.910 DISTRIBUTION OF PLACEMENT OF
01:11 - 07.400 THE WATER IN OTHER WORDS.
01:11 - 09.830 IT WASN'T THE. THE
01:11 - 12.070 EQUIPMENT THAT BECAUSE THIS IS
01:11 - 13.140 THE OPERATION THAT COULD MEAN
01:11 - 14.650 IT WAS AN EMPLOYEE
01:11 - 17.340 WHO FIREFIGHTER WHO IS IN PLACE
01:11 - 17.990 THE WATER.
01:11 - 20.460 AS YOU'RE ALLEGING IN A
01:11 - 23.210 NEGLIGENCE ASHUN WHY WOULD A
01:11 - 24.350 PUBLIC SERVICE ISSUE.
01:11 - 28.870 >>YEAH, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH
01:11 - 30.860 IT. THE CASE THAT INVOLVES THE
01:11 - 32.780 AMBULANCE ON AND I THINK I
01:11 - 34.060 WOULD JUST GO BACK TO THE
01:11 - 35.940 LANGUAGE OF THE STATUTE ITSELF
01:11 - 36.760 BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S WHERE
01:11 - 38.920 THE FOCUS SHOULD BE AND
01:11 - 42.350 THE STATUTE TALKS ABOUT ON THE
01:11 - 43.690 COURSE OF THE OPERATION OF A
01:11 - 45.400 VEHICLE INCLUDING ITS ACTION.
01:11 - 51.140 >>WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE
01:11 - 53.750 A FINAL. WHAT ARE YOU ASKING
01:11 - 56.030 FOR THE FISHER WINERY MAN.
01:12 - 00.570 >>MAN.
01:12 - 03.380 A REVERSAL OF THE GRANT OF
01:12 - 04.940 SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF
01:12 - 06.210 THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ENTERING
01:12 - 08.550 INTO THE CASE. HE ULTIMATELY TO
01:12 - 11.950 TRIAL. THANK YOU
01:12 - 12.450 VERY MUCH.
01:12 - 15.330 >>THAT CONCLUDES OUR ARGUMENT.
01:12 - 17.440 >>TAKE A SEAT IN
01:12 - 19.250 THE COURTROOM AND SEE THE REAL
01:12 - 20.320 LIFE CASES AFFECTING
01:12 - 22.130 PENNSYLVANIANS TODAY. HEAR THE
01:12 - 23.760 ARGUMENTS FROM BOTH SIDES WITH
01:12 - 26.140 FULL TRANSPARENCY EXCLUSIVELY
01:12 - 28.840 ON PCN WATCH THE COMMONWEALTH
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01:12 - 41.650 POLITICS AND POLICY.
01:12 - 47.220 >>WE'RE HERE ON NUMBER
01:12 - 48.530 55 OR VISIT.
01:12 - 51.130 >>UPON WITH HER.
01:12 - 53.660 >>PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES
01:12 - 56.100 CORPORATION VERSUS THE PUBLIC
01:12 - 57.480 UTILITY COMMISSION.
01:12 - 00.390 >>I HIV HAS 15 MINUTES.
01:13 - 03.050 PPL.
01:13 - 06.760 >>AS PETITIONER MAKERS ARE SOME
01:13 - 08.050 OF THAT 15 MINUTES FOR
01:13 - 10.230 REBUTTAL. THERE ARE NO REBUTTAL
01:13 - 12.320 FOR THOUGH. WELL THE WEST
01:13 - 14.200 AFRICA OR THE PUBLIC UTILITY
01:13 - 17.130 COMMISSION. AND THEY MUST PUT
01:13 - 18.590 THEIR TIME THEY WILL EACH GET
01:13 - 20.570 7.5 MINUTES.
01:13 - 23.420 AND DURING GREGG OR WOULD YOU
01:13 - 24.910 LIKE TO RIVER SOME OF THE YEAR
01:13 - 25.880 15 MINUTES.
01:13 - 28.860 >>3 MINUTES PLEASE YOUR HONOR.
01:13 - 31.790 >>AND YOU MAY
01:13 - 32.390 BE AGAIN.
01:13 - 33.520 >>YOU'RE RIGHT.
01:13 - 35.480 >>THANK YOU YOUR HONOR AND THE
01:13 - 36.240 POLICE THE COURT.
01:13 - 37.980 MY NAME IS DAVID MACGREGOR
01:13 - 39.530 REPRESENTING PPL ELECTRIC
01:13 - 41.150 UTILITIES IN THIS PROCEEDING.
01:13 - 43.820 LIKE TO THANK THE COURT FOR
01:13 - 45.340 PERMITTING ORAL ARGUMENT IN
01:13 - 47.240 THIS CASE AND IN THESE UNUSUAL
01:13 - 49.360 CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS A CASE
01:13 - 49.460 OF
01:13 - 51.750 FIRST IMPRESSION. ON AN ISSUE
01:13 - 53.440 WHICH IS FRANKLY CONFOUNDED THE
01:13 - 54.660 COMMISSION AND THE PUBLIC
01:13 - 56.620 UTILITIES ARE SINCE THE STATUTE
01:13 - 57.310 WAS AMENDED OVER
01:13 - 59.750 40 YEARS AGO AND PARTICULARLY
01:13 - 01.910 SINCE 1994 WHEN A DEEPLY
01:14 - 02.990 DIVIDED UP YOU SEE
01:14 - 05.250 IT OPTED A NON BINDING POLICY
01:14 - 07.810 STATEMENT WHICH ON FLEE THOUGHT
01:14 - 09.160 TO CLARIFY THE ISSUES
01:14 - 11.290 JUDICIAL GUIDANCE IS VERY MUCH
01:14 - 12.650 NEEDED ON THIS ISSUE WHICH
01:14 - 14.150 AFFECTS ALL UTILITIES AND THE
01:14 - 16.590 COMMON WELL. YOU ARE AN APPEAL
01:14 - 18.380 WAS ADOPTED BY A 3 TO 2 VOTE
01:14 - 20.580 AND IT MARKED THE FIRST TIME IN
01:14 - 22.330 THE 107 YEAR HISTORY OF
01:14 - 23.830 THE COMMISSION. BUT THE
01:14 - 25.750 COMMISSION REQUIRE CERTIFICATE
01:14 - 26.810 FOR AN INTERNAL CORPORATE
01:14 - 28.770 RESTRUCTURING. THE FIRST TIME
01:14 - 29.800 THE COMMISSION APPLY A
01:14 - 30.970 SUBSTANTIAL AFFIRMATIVE
01:14 - 32.950 BENEFITS TEST AND OF COURSE THE
01:14 - 34.320 FIRST TIME THAT THE COMMISSION
01:14 - 36.480 OF REJECTED IN
01:14 - 38.580 INTERNAL RESTRUCTURING. WE
01:14 - 40.060 BELIEVE THAT THE COMMISSION ARE
01:14 - 41.500 COMMITTED 2 ERRORS OF LAW
01:14 - 43.850 AND THERE WAS A RESULTING UP
01:14 - 45.590 ABUSE OF DISCRETION AS A RESULT
01:14 - 45.680 OF
01:14 - 47.180 THOSE ERRORS. THE FIRST
01:14 - 48.370 QUESTION IS WHETHER A
01:14 - 49.400 CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC
01:14 - 51.670 CONVENIENCE UP WHAT'S REQUIRED
01:14 - 52.600 IN THIS CASE.
01:14 - 56.890 THE QC CONTENDS ON BRIEF FOR
01:14 - 57.980 THE FIRST TIME THAT
01:14 - 59.970 WE'RE SOMEHOW STOPPED FROM
01:14 - 01.780 MAKING THIS ARGUMENT BECAUSE WE
01:15 - 04.310 FILED FOR CERTIFICATE BELOW.
01:15 - 06.410 THIS IS NOT TRUE IF YOU LOOK AT
01:15 - 07.510 OUR OWN WHICH ASIAN.
01:15 - 09.540 WHEN YOU'RE CONSIDERING THE
01:15 - 11.460 CASE SAID REPRODUCED RECORD 19
01:15 - 13.120 8 TO 27 A.
01:15 - 15.960 WE ASKED FOR ALL NECESSARY
01:15 - 18.760 APPROVALS. WE DID NOT ASK FOR A
01:15 - 19.990 CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC
01:15 - 22.450 CONVENIENCE SPECIFICALLY AND WE
01:15 - 24.760 DIDN'T DO SO FOR A REASON THE
01:15 - 26.750 PCS NON BINDING POLICY
01:15 - 28.440 STATEMENT SEEMS TO SAY
01:15 - 30.630 CERTIFICATES REQUIRED BUT THE
01:15 - 32.240 STATUTE DOES NOT REQUIRE
01:15 - 34.340 INTERVIEW AND IN FACT AS I SAID
01:15 - 35.250 THE COMMISSION HAS NEVER
01:15 - 37.560 REQUIRE CERTIFICATE BEFORE FOR
01:15 - 38.050 THIS KIND
01:15 - 40.730 OF TRANSACTION. SO WHAT DID WE
01:15 - 42.980 DO WHAT HE DID HE HEARD.
01:15 - 44.100 >>PRESIDENT BUSH.
01:15 - 47.330 >>A LOT OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY
01:15 - 49.490 COAT SAY WORKERS BACK
01:15 - 52.790 TO CORPORATE REORGANIZATION OF
01:15 - 53.890 PUBLIC UTILITY.
01:15 - 55.910 >>AND I COME FROM AN INSURANCE
01:15 - 57.170 BACKGROUND, THERE IS VERY
01:15 - 59.580 DIRECT AND I EXPRESSED.
01:16 - 02.390 >>STANDARD GIVEN BY
01:16 - 04.650 THE LEGISLATURE WITH RESPECT TO
01:16 - 06.580 CORPORATE REORGANIZATION OF
01:16 - 08.100 INSURANCE COMPANIES WITHIN A
01:16 - 10.070 HOLDING COMPANY THAT IS WHAT
01:16 - 12.080 THE PUBLIC UTILITY COACH SAY.
01:16 - 15.080 >>SECTION 11 '02 A 3 OF THE
01:16 - 15.650 CODE
01:16 - 18.050 ADDRESSES THIS AND IT IS
01:16 - 19.930 UNFORTUNATELY THOUGHT PERHAPS
01:16 - 21.470 NOT AS CLEAR AS THE INSURANCE
01:16 - 23.410 CODE. WHAT IT SAID WAS
01:16 - 24.890 IS THAT YOU HAVE TO GET A
01:16 - 25.990 CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC
01:16 - 28.160 CONVENIENCE BEFORE YOU CAN
01:16 - 31.510 TRANSFER TITLE THE SESSION
01:16 - 33.610 OR USE PUBLIC
01:16 - 35.800 UTILITY PROPERTY. I
01:16 - 38.580 ANY MEANS INCLUDING A SALE
01:16 - 42.770 START MERGER ET CETERA. AND
01:16 - 43.380 THAT'S HARD
01:16 - 46.360 THE DECISION. IN THIS CASE AT
01:16 - 46.820 ALL.
01:16 - 52.080 TITLE DOES ACTION OR USE.
01:16 - 54.920 THERE WAS IF
01:16 - 55.310 YOU WOULD.
01:16 - 57.170 BUT YOU CAN LOOK AT IT NOW OR
01:16 - 58.550 LATER, BUT I CAN BASICALLY
01:16 - 00.720 DESCRIBE IT ON PAGES 4 OR 5 OF
01:17 - 02.880 THE COMMISSION'S ORDER. THEY
01:17 - 04.930 HAVE A BEFORE AND AFTER OF THE
01:17 - 06.800 REORGANIZATION RESTRUCTURING
01:17 - 08.890 HERE AND BEFORE
01:17 - 11.970 WE HAVE PARENT COMPANY PPL
01:17 - 14.080 CORPORATION. THAT'S THE TOP AND
01:17 - 14.510 THEY WANTED
01:17 - 16.220 THIS OFF PARADING SUBSIDIARY
01:17 - 18.950 SAYS PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND
01:17 - 21.010 WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO HERE
01:17 - 22.690 IS TO INSERT
01:17 - 24.970 BETWEEN PPL ELECTRIC AND
01:17 - 27.810 PPL CORPORATION 2 INTERMEDIATE
01:17 - 30.510 HOLDING COMPANIES. AND WE'RE
01:17 - 30.850 DOING
01:17 - 35.900 TO MAKE IT EASIER TO MOVE CASH
01:17 - 38.080 BETWEEN THE SUBSIDIARIES.
01:17 - 41.150 TO PPL AND OUT PPL AND MOVE
01:17 - 42.560 MONEY AROUND TO WORK
01:17 - 47.770 >>INTERRUPT I WE'VE ALL I
01:17 - 48.920 THINK WE'RE ALL VERY FAMILIAR
01:17 - 50.280 WITH WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO
01:17 - 51.680 AND AND TRY
01:17 - 53.350 IT'S ALWAYS MYSTIFIED MEAN THIS
01:17 - 54.670 IS WHY NEVER BECAME A CORPORATE
01:17 - 56.040 LAWYER AS TO WHY THIS HAS TO BE
01:17 - 57.080 SO COMPLICATED.
01:17 - 59.030 BUT IT'S THE HOLDING COMPANY
01:17 - 00.810 SYSTEMS PROVIDE TAX BENEFIT
01:18 - 02.200 THEM LIABILITY BENEFIT WHEN I
01:18 - 04.050 GET IT. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS
01:18 - 05.010 WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING IS TO
01:18 - 07.370 CREATE 2 NEW ENTITY VICTIM
01:18 - 08.880 BETWEEN THE PARENT AND THE
01:18 - 10.620 ELECTRIC UTILITY THOSE
01:18 - 11.740 ACTIVITIES ARE SEPARATE
01:18 - 13.240 ENTITIES IN AND OF THEMSELVES.
01:18 - 14.560 AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS
01:18 - 16.950 STOCK TRANSFER. YOU'RE SENDING
01:18 - 18.510 STOCKS DOWN STREAM TO THESE 2
01:18 - 20.470 COMPANIES SO I DON'T KNOW HOW
01:18 - 21.760 YOU GET AROUND THE STATUTORY
01:18 - 23.780 LANGUAGE USED TO BE ARGUING.
01:18 - 26.660 I'M IN FAVOR OF AN EXEMPTION
01:18 - 29.200 OR HOLDING COMPANY SYSTEM THAT
01:18 - 30.620 DOES NOT INCLUDE THAT IN THE
01:18 - 33.660 IS HE EVEN IN THE INSURANCE
01:18 - 34.670 DEPARTMENT LAW THE PRESIDENT
01:18 - 35.990 JUDGE WHETHER REFERENCE THERE
01:18 - 36.070 IS
01:18 - 38.100 NO EXEMPTION. THERE'S THERE'S
01:18 - 39.390 HOLDING COMPANY TRANSACTIONS
01:18 - 40.380 AND THEN WHEN YOU TRANSFER
01:18 - 41.780 BETWEEN SUBSIDIARIES AND THINGS
01:18 - 42.760 LIKE THAT YOU STILL NEED TO
01:18 - 44.290 HAVE REGULATORY APPROVAL, EVEN
01:18 - 45.440 THOUGH ULTIMATE CONTROL OF HIS
01:18 - 46.610 DEAL WITH THE HIRE COMPANY.
01:18 - 48.920 I THINK YOU'RE BETTER ARGUMENT
01:18 - 49.480 IS WHAT THE
01:18 - 52.600 BIG DEAL. I YOU KNOW WHICH IS
01:18 - 53.910 WHICH THIS WHOLE
01:18 - 55.730 STANDARD THING THAT THE PEAS BE
01:18 - 58.300 APPLIED THE STANDARD IN THE DAD
01:18 - 01.200 SHOE IS I BELIEVE IT NECESSARY
01:19 - 02.900 FOR HER PROPER.
01:19 - 06.380 AND IT SEEMED TO ME THAT THIS
01:19 - 07.980 IS IN ARGUABLY
01:19 - 10.290 ENTIRELY PROPER IN MAY NOT BE
01:19 - 12.230 NECESSARY FROM MIGHT PROVIDE A
01:19 - 13.890 UTILITY SERVICE HAS GOT NOTHING
01:19 - 15.230 IS REALLY GOING TO CHANGE.
01:19 - 17.460 BUT IT'S FROM A CORPORATE
01:19 - 20.240 PERSPECTIVE. I DON'T KNOW HOW
01:19 - 21.420 THE PEAK COULD BE COULD SAY
01:19 - 23.750 IT'S NOT PROPER AND THAT SEEMS
01:19 - 24.720 TO ME TO BE WHERE YOUR BEST
01:19 - 25.500 ARGUMENT LIVES.
01:19 - 35.180 >>WHICH ONE MAY BE GETTING
01:19 - 36.450 BACK TO WHAT JUDGE ROUND
01:19 - 37.960 CONTEST HOW DO YOU GET AROUND
01:19 - 39.100 THE FACT THAT YOU'RE NOT.
01:19 - 41.460 >>CHANGING TITLE TO THE UTILITY
01:19 - 41.900 PROBLEM.
01:19 - 44.810 OKAY, AID MAYBE EVEN THOUGH
01:19 - 46.580 THAT THE NEW COMPANY IS OWNED
01:19 - 47.770 BY THE PARENT, IT IS
01:19 - 49.070 TRANSFERRING THE TITLE
01:19 - 49.460 RIGHT.
01:19 - 52.940 >>OKAY, 2 POINTS FIRST
01:19 - 55.180 OF ALL THERE IS NO TRANSFER OF
01:19 - 57.520 TITLE POSSESSION OR USE TITLE
01:19 - 58.710 POSSESSION AND USE OF THE
01:19 - 59.040 PUBLIC
01:19 - 01.300 UTILITY PROPERTY ISN'T PPL
01:20 - 03.170 ELECTRIC UTILITIES BUT FOR HIM
01:20 - 04.500 IT'S AND PPL ELECTRIC
01:20 - 05.230 UTILITIES.
01:20 - 08.230 SO THE ONLY ISSUE IS WHETHER
01:20 - 10.640 THERE'S BEN A SALE OF STOCK.
01:20 - 13.180 RESULTS CAN
01:20 - 16.110 A TRANSFER TITLE POSSESSION OR
01:20 - 18.160 USE OF PUBLIC UTILITY PROPERTY.
01:20 - 21.810 THE STATUTE DOESN'T APPLY TO
01:20 - 22.020 ALL
01:20 - 23.710 STOCK SALES. AND I DON'T KNOW
01:20 - 25.170 WHAT THE INSURANCE CODE APPLIES
01:20 - 27.450 TO OR DOESN'T LIKE BECAUSE IT
01:20 - 28.530 ONLY APPLIES.
01:20 - 30.910 >>THE SKEWERS TANGIBLE AND
01:20 - 32.130 INTANGIBLE PROPERTY
01:20 - 34.630 CHANCE FOR AND IF YOU USE YOUR
01:20 - 35.830 KNOWLEDGE EATING THAT THERE IS
01:20 - 37.590 A CHANCE FOR STOCK WHY WOULD
01:20 - 38.410 THAT BE COVERED
01:20 - 40.490 ISN'T THERE. ALSO DE FACTO
01:20 - 41.670 CONTROL.
01:20 - 44.340 >>TRANSFER THAT'S BEING MADE
01:20 - 46.380 HERE BY SWITCHING IT. YES USE
01:20 - 47.460 YOUR NOTING THAT
01:20 - 53.440 WASH WHEN YOU SHAKE
01:20 - 58.400 AND MOST 3RD QUESTION IF YOU
01:20 - 59.640 CAN ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS
01:20 - 01.130 ABOUT THE TRANSFER OF THE STOCK
01:21 - 02.980 IS BEING CHANCE FOR AN INCLUDED
01:21 - 04.530 IN TANGIBLE OR INTANGIBLE
01:21 - 06.780 THE DE FACTO CONTROL THAT IS
01:21 - 07.420 GOING TO.
01:21 - 09.900 CHANGED ITS GOING TO HAPPEN
01:21 - 11.320 HERE BY THIS RESTRUCTURING
01:21 - 14.350 AND I'M PLAYING WELL TOGETHER
01:21 - 15.860 SO WE DON'T TAKE 2 MAJORS.
01:21 - 17.760 THE LAST ONE IS CAN YOU ADDRESS
01:21 - 18.100 CITY
01:21 - 20.190 OF YORK AND THE STANDARD THAT
01:21 - 21.540 THERE HAS TO BE INFORMATIVE
01:21 - 23.150 PUBLIC BENEFIT WHICH THEY FOUND
01:21 - 26.520 WAS NOT HERE. CAN ADDRESS ALL
01:21 - 27.380 OF THOSE UP.
01:21 - 33.660 >>THAT THE
01:21 - 35.100 STATUTE DOES APPLY TO START
01:21 - 36.140 TRANSFERS
01:21 - 41.990 THE ARGUMENT IS AS FOLLOWS.
01:21 - 45.900 O AND THE COMMISSION USES THIS
01:21 - 47.570 DE FACTO CONTROL THROUGHOUT
01:21 - 49.950 ITS ORDER. AND IT APPEARS IN
01:21 - 51.710 THE POLICY STATEMENT AND
01:21 - 53.130 TO ME I
01:21 - 55.570 YOU KNOW. DE FACTO IT IS A
01:21 - 57.310 LATIN PHRASE WHAT IT MEANS IN
01:21 - 00.630 ENGLISH IS A MATTER OF FACT OR
01:22 - 03.370 AS A PRACTICAL MATTER. AND OUR
01:22 - 04.030 POSITION
01:22 - 06.440 IS THAT US A LOOK AT THE
01:22 - 07.680 CREATION OF THESE 2
01:22 - 09.750 INTERMEDIATE. AFFILIATE.
01:22 - 15.080 A DE FACTO CHANGE OF CONTROL
01:22 - 16.570 IT'S NOT A CHANGE OF CONTROL AS
01:22 - 18.260 A MATTER OF FACT IT'S NOT A
01:22 - 19.390 CHANGE OF CONTROL AS A
01:22 - 21.080 PRACTICAL MATTER AS A MATTER
01:22 - 22.860 OF FACT THAT IS A PRIVATE
01:22 - 26.230 MATTER DE FACTO CONTROL REMAINS
01:22 - 27.830 AND PPL CORPORATION
01:22 - 31.180 O 4 AND AFTER THE TRANSACTION
01:22 - 34.140 WE DON'T BELIEVE IT'S
01:22 - 35.000 JURISDICTIONAL
01:22 - 38.150 AND WE LAID OUT ON GREECE AND I
01:22 - 39.700 I THINK I'LL MOVE ON TO THIS
01:22 - 41.310 CITY OF YORK UP ARGUMENT AT
01:22 - 42.990 THIS POINT UNLESS THE COURT AS
01:22 - 43.540 FOR THE QUESTION.
01:22 - 50.300 ALL THE SUBSTANTIAL JUST JUST.
01:22 - 56.090 THE COMMISSION CLEARLY APPLIED
01:22 - 57.850 THE WRONG STANDARD HERE AND
01:22 - 59.110 THERE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING BY
01:22 - 00.040 THE COMMISSION AND THAT
01:23 - 02.800 IT BELIEVED THAT IT WAS LEGALLY
01:23 - 05.080 REQUIRED BY THE SUPREME COURT
01:23 - 07.000 DECISION IN NEW YORK AND THEN A
01:23 - 08.250 T N T TO
01:23 - 10.660 SUPPLY US APPLY A SUBSTANTIAL
01:23 - 12.200 AFFIRMATIVE BENEFITS TEST.
01:23 - 14.480 IN OUR VIEW THAT'S NOT THE CASE
01:23 - 16.300 BOTH OF THESE CASES IT'S
01:23 - 18.800 ALL CLEAR CHANGES OF CONTROL
01:23 - 20.250 SALE TO A 3RD
01:23 - 22.450 40 NEW OWNERSHIP. A
01:23 - 25.700 SUBSTANTIAL TRANSACTION WHICH
01:23 - 27.600 YOU KNOW WHO REALLY SHOULD
01:23 - 30.010 REQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL AFFIRMATIVE
01:23 - 31.310 DEFENSE BEFORE IT'S GOING TO BE
01:23 - 31.950 APPROVED.
01:23 - 35.540 IN OUR CASE THAT THIS JUDGE
01:23 - 36.540 FROSTED INDICATED
01:23 - 38.490 THIS IS ESSENTIALLY NOTHING
01:23 - 40.300 IT'S ASSERTING ARE A COUPLE OF
01:23 - 41.330 HOLDING COMPANIES
01:23 - 42.630 IN THE MIDDLE OF A HOLDING
01:23 - 44.090 COMPANY CHANGED TO DO MORE
01:23 - 45.760 EFFICIENT TAX PLANNING.
01:23 - 48.630 YOU KNOW THE NECESSARY OR
01:23 - 50.330 PROPER STANDARD IS WORK LIVES
01:23 - 51.630 HERE AND WE BELIEVE THIS WAS
01:23 - 52.060 CLEARLY.
01:23 - 57.370 THAT THE
01:23 - 59.000 NECESSARY OR PROPER STANDARD
01:23 - 00.520 THAT JUDGE PROPS IN REFERENCE
01:24 - 02.020 THAT APPEARS 3 TIMES IN THE
01:24 - 02.310 PUBLIC
01:24 - 05.350 UTILITY CODE SECTION 11 OH 3.15
01:24 - 06.150 OH ONE
01:24 - 08.800 AND 23 '02. IT ALSO APPEARS OF
01:24 - 10.390 SECTION 1511 OF THE BUSINESS
01:24 - 12.260 CORPORATION LAW WITH RESPECT
01:24 - 14.390 IMMINENT DOMAIN. AND THE
01:24 - 16.250 COMMISSION HAS UNDOUBTED BEST
01:24 - 17.760 ISSUE THOUSANDS OF ORDERS
01:24 - 20.320 CLIMBED THE STANDARD AND IT'S
01:24 - 20.820 NOW.
01:24 - 23.300 EXCEPT IN THE CASE WHERE
01:24 - 24.850 THERE'S A CLEAR CHANGE OF
01:24 - 26.680 OWNERSHIP WE GOT NEW OWNERS,
01:24 - 28.780 THE STREETS OF CONTROL.
01:24 - 30.220 THEY NEVER APPLIED THE
01:24 - 32.050 SUBSTANTIAL FROM THE EFFECTS
01:24 - 35.120 TEST EXCEPT TO THOSE CASES SO
01:24 - 36.720 WE THINK THE CONCLUSION THAT
01:24 - 38.750 THE COMMISSION TO APPLY THE
01:24 - 39.610 STANDARD.
01:24 - 41.310 TO AN INTERNAL
01:24 - 43.550 CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING IS JUST
01:24 - 45.840 WRONG END UP GETTING TO JUDGE
01:24 - 46.260 PROPS AND
01:24 - 48.140 FURTHER COMMENT. IF YOU LOOK AT
01:24 - 49.790 THE RESULT OF THIS I MEAN WE'RE
01:24 - 50.480 TALKING ABOUT
01:24 - 52.190 AN INTERNAL CORPORATE
01:24 - 54.020 RESTRUCTURING BY THEIR VERY
01:24 - 55.800 NATURE OF THEIR SMALLER SCALE
01:24 - 57.780 INTERNAL TRANSACTIONS THAT
01:24 - 59.300 GOAL. IT REALLY AFFECT
01:24 - 00.710 OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT.
01:25 - 03.710 THEY DON'T PRODUCE A DO A LOT
01:25 - 05.240 OF HARM'S AND YOU
01:25 - 08.600 ME HERE, BUT LET'S SAY WE AGREE
01:25 - 10.300 WITH YOU AND I I HAVE THE SAME
01:25 - 11.840 PERSPECTIVE IS JUST A DROP IN
01:25 - 13.110 ON THIS CASE THAT THIS.
01:25 - 13.880 >>IS YOUR
01:25 - 16.050 BETTER ARGUMENT. EVEN IN
01:25 - 17.380 HEARING YOU TALK ABOUT THE
01:25 - 18.780 ARGUMENT IS STILL SEEM TO GO
01:25 - 20.570 BACK THAT THERE WAS A SALE OR
01:25 - 22.790 TRANSFER. LET'S SAY WE AGREE
01:25 - 25.170 WITH YOU THAT THIS WASN'T
01:25 - 26.460 THE RIGHT STANDARD. WHAT WAS
01:25 - 27.400 REALLY WANT.
01:25 - 32.550 >>YOU COULD DO ONE OF
01:25 - 35.170 2 THINGS. THE STANDARD
01:25 - 37.100 COMMISSION HAS A STANDARD IN
01:25 - 38.810 ITS POLICY STATEMENT FOR
01:25 - 40.210 INTERNAL RESTRUCTURING.
01:25 - 41.480 >>THE SERIES.
01:25 - 43.660 >>IT IS THE NO HARM STANDARD.
01:25 - 46.430 I KNOW OF NO MATERIAL
01:25 - 48.080 IMPACT ON 2 OF THE
01:25 - 50.560 MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS. THAT'S
01:25 - 52.220 THE STANDARD WE THINK THAT I
01:25 - 54.800 COULD APPLY. IT IS UNCONTESTED
01:25 - 57.520 WELL THERE'S HARM. THIS IS WHAT
01:25 - 59.790 A REAL EFFECT ON UP MANAGEMENT
01:25 - 00.810 AND OPERATIONS.
01:26 - 03.090 SO I THINK THIS COURT COULD SAY
01:26 - 04.360 THAT THE PROPER STANDARD
01:26 - 07.080 IS THE NO HARM STANDARD AND A
01:26 - 07.620 REVERSE THE
01:26 - 09.580 COMMISSION'S ORDER IT'S
01:26 - 11.310 UNCONTESTED BELOW THAT THERE'S
01:26 - 13.670 ANY HARM. IF YOU'RE GOING TO
01:26 - 16.200 DO THAT WE SHOULD REMAND FOR
01:26 - 17.760 THE COURT SO FOR MISSION
01:26 - 19.090 POSSIBLE RIPPLE.
01:26 - 19.810 >>I'M A
01:26 - 22.990 >>I I'M ROUTINELY AND I
01:26 - 24.420 WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND
01:26 - 25.630 WE'RE SAYING ARE YOU SAYING YOU
01:26 - 27.730 WANTED TO ADOPT THE STANDARD
01:26 - 29.920 CREATED BY THE PEW BE IN A
01:26 - 30.950 POLICY STATEMENT.
01:26 - 38.720 >>OR DO YOU WANT US TO PAY IS
01:26 - 40.430 TO BE OUT THERE GO
01:26 - 41.250 BUT REVEALED.
01:26 - 43.790 >>SOCCER.
01:26 - 47.400 BECAUSE OF THE FERRY OR PROPER
01:26 - 49.170 FOR WHAT THEY SAY IS A POLICY
01:26 - 50.370 STATEMENT WHICH ONE WOULD YOU
01:26 - 50.800 LIKE.
01:27 - 01.980 >>SAY THAT THE NECESSARY WORK
01:27 - 04.810 PER STANDARD. IT WAS THE
01:27 - 06.230 STATUTORY STANDARD.
01:27 - 09.370 SUBSTANTIAL PERMITTED THAT'S
01:27 - 11.870 TEST. IT IS NOT THE APPROPRIATE
01:27 - 13.830 STANDARD FOR INTERNAL
01:27 - 16.480 RESTRUCTURE TURN. AND UP.
01:27 - 19.420 IF YOU ARE WILLING TO DO SO I
01:27 - 21.000 WOULD JOB. YES THAT YOU
01:27 - 22.440 ESTABLISH A NO HARM STANDARD
01:27 - 23.130 BUT I
01:27 - 25.720 CAN SEE PROBABLY THAT THE CASE
01:27 - 26.920 WOULD BE REMANDED FOR
01:27 - 31.700 THE I USED TO MY ISSUE IS PIECE
01:27 - 31.790 OF
01:27 - 32.600 PAPER WEIGHTS.
01:27 - 34.720 >>THEY THEY THEY ARE NOT WORTH
01:27 - 36.070 THE PAPER THEY'RE WRITTEN ON
01:27 - 38.100 THE AGENCY HAS TO BASICALLY IN
01:27 - 39.690 CONTEXT OF LITIGATION SUPPORT
01:27 - 41.650 THEIR INTERPRETATIONS AT THAT
01:27 - 43.060 POINT IN THE POLICY STATEMENT I
01:27 - 43.780 WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU
01:27 - 46.380 WERE CONCEDING THE PEW THE
01:27 - 48.390 POLICY STATEMENT AS AN ACCURATE
01:27 - 50.400 STATEMENT OF THE LAW.
01:27 - 53.060 >>I UNDERSTAND I DON'T KNOW
01:27 - 53.970 SHORT FOR UP
01:27 - 56.840 MY GUN SISTER FOR HER YES
01:27 - 58.200 THAT'S RIGHT THE BALL, YOUR
01:27 - 59.640 POLICY STATEMENTS NOT FINDING
01:27 - 00.910 THAT'S ESSENTIALLY NOTHING IN
01:28 - 02.080 TERMS OF THIS NATION
01:28 - 05.100 TO THE CASE SHOULD BE REMANDED
01:28 - 06.270 TO APPLY THEM TO SERVE YOUR
01:28 - 06.820 PARTNERSHIP.
01:28 - 13.870 >>ALL RIGHT WE WILL HEAR NOW
01:28 - 17.000 FOR US. MINISTER'S COMMENTS.
01:28 - 17.820 I MAY HAVE
01:28 - 21.410 >>HERE TO STAY. YEAH, 7 AND A
01:28 - 21.930 HALF MINUTE.
01:28 - 25.070 >>I'M ABC'S THE COURT. MY NAME
01:28 - 26.020 IS SCOTT THOMAS AND I'M
01:28 - 27.420 REPRESENTING THE PUBLIC UTILITY
01:28 - 28.670 COMMISSION IN THIS MATTER HERE
01:28 - 29.130 TODAY.
01:28 - 31.990 THE COMMISSION'S DENIAL
01:28 - 33.750 APPEALS APPLICATION WAS
01:28 - 35.050 APPROPRIATE AND SHOULD BE
01:28 - 36.940 AFFIRMED BY THIS COURT BECAUSE
01:28 - 37.910 IT DIDN'T VIOLATE THE
01:28 - 38.860 CONSTITUTION OR
01:28 - 41.160 THE LAW AND BECAUSE IT WAS
01:28 - 42.660 SUPPORTED BY SUBSTANTIAL
01:28 - 43.690 EVIDENCE IN THE RECORD.
01:28 - 45.820 AND HERE TO DISCUSS 3 MAIN
01:28 - 46.630 POINTS TODAY
01:28 - 48.540 THAT IS FIRST THE COMMISSION
01:28 - 50.050 PROPERLY DETERMINED THAT A
01:28 - 51.740 CERTIFICATE WAS REQUIRED FOR
01:28 - 51.910 THIS
01:28 - 54.580 PROPOSED STRUCTURE. SECOND THE
01:28 - 56.160 COMMISSION PROPERLY APPLY THE
01:28 - 57.470 AFFIRMATIVE ONLY BENEFIT
01:28 - 59.110 STANDARD TO THE AP ASIAN.
01:28 - 00.790 A 3RD OF THE COMMISSION
01:29 - 03.500 PROPERLY DETERMINED THAT PPL
01:29 - 04.710 AND FAILED TO MEET ITS BURDEN
01:29 - 06.590 OF ESTABLISHING A FIRM FROM THE
01:29 - 08.370 PUBLIC BENEFITS. THERE WERE THE
01:29 - 09.910 COMMISSION PROPERLY DENIED THE
01:29 - 10.750 APPLICATION.
01:29 - 13.840 THE CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED
01:29 - 15.030 UNDER THE PLAIN LANGUAGE OF
01:29 - 17.620 SECTION 11 '02 A 3 WHICH WOULD
01:29 - 18.050 APPLY
01:29 - 21.010 TO TRANSFERS BY ANY METHOD,
01:29 - 22.680 INCLUDING A CONSOLIDATION
01:29 - 24.830 OR MERGER. IT DOES NOT AS
01:29 - 26.890 PPL SUGGESTS WOMEN OF THE OTHER
01:29 - 28.170 THINGS ON THIS IS NOT A
01:29 - 29.800 CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER.
01:29 - 33.610 >>YOU KNOW THIS IS A LOT MORE
01:29 - 34.380 OF A BREAKUP.
01:29 - 38.310 DEAN CONSOLIDATION.
01:29 - 40.850 >>YOU KNOW, BUT THE LANGUAGE.
01:29 - 44.880 BY ANY MEASURE THE INCLUDING A
01:29 - 46.220 CONSOLIDATION OF MURDER AND
01:29 - 48.430 DOESN'T OWN LIMITS ON SALT.
01:29 - 50.000 >>MISTER THOMAS CAN I ASK YOU.
01:29 - 52.320 WHAT EXACTLY WAS TRANSFERRED
01:29 - 54.020 HERE THE TITLE IS STILL
01:29 - 54.470 REMAINING
01:29 - 56.990 THIS ELECTRIC. IF YOU'RE
01:29 - 58.850 HOLDING STILL HAS THE ULTIMATE
01:29 - 00.420 CONTROL. SO
01:30 - 02.230 JUST I NEED YOU TO PLEASE
01:30 - 03.230 CLARIFY WHAT
01:30 - 05.990 EXACTLY WAS CHANNEL YOUR INNER
01:30 - 07.960 AND TANGIBLY TRANSFERRED.
01:30 - 10.480 IT REQUIRES THEM. BUT IF IT.
01:30 - 13.540 >>100 AND
01:30 - 16.530 OF THESE. OF PPL ELECTRIC WAS
01:30 - 18.390 TRANSFERRED TO.
01:30 - 21.650 2 NEW COMPANIES ULTIMATELY
01:30 - 22.330 ENDING UP.
01:30 - 24.030 >>IN THE SECOND
01:30 - 27.880 NEW COMPANY PPL ENERGY HOLD SHE
01:30 - 29.170 DIED FROM PPL COURT A
01:30 - 30.360 SUBSIDIARY HOLDING.
01:30 - 32.730 >>PPL ENERGY HOLDINGS WHICH
01:30 - 32.990 WOULD.
01:30 - 37.440 >>A 100% OF THE SHARES OF
01:30 - 38.620 ELECTRIC
01:30 - 41.390 WE HEARD 2 SEPARATE AND
01:30 - 43.410 DISTINCT COMPANIES UNDER THE
01:30 - 50.820 CITIES SUCH TRANSFER.
01:30 - 54.600 THERE IS A POLICY THAT APPLIES
01:30 - 55.750 TO S TURNELL AN
01:30 - 58.410 INTERNAL EVENTS AND WHAT
01:30 - 00.000 HAPPENS IS THE POLICY THAT
01:31 - 01.060 APPLIES.
01:31 - 02.830 >>AND CONSIDERS A CHANGE IN
01:31 - 04.860 CONTROL OF THE CHILLY TO BE A
01:31 - 05.620 TRANSFER OF
01:31 - 06.690 UTILITY PROPERTY.
01:31 - 09.480 >>THAT WAS THE POLICY HERE.
01:31 - 12.830 SHE STATEMENT DICTATE WHAT'S
01:31 - 14.720 GOING TO TRANSPIRE HERE WHEN
01:31 - 16.390 IT'S IT'S NOT A LAW IT'S NOT A
01:31 - 18.790 REGULATION REGULATION WOULD BE
01:31 - 19.230 LAW.
01:31 - 23.240 >>THE COMMISSION INTERPRETATION
01:31 - 25.180 OF THE LAW. IF YOU BELIEVE THE
01:31 - 27.720 HYPE. PRINCE THE LAW
01:31 - 29.390 11 '02. WE'VE GOT
01:31 - 32.880 A LAW 11 OH 2.83, YES THAT IT
01:31 - 34.520 IS IN LIMITED
01:31 - 36.840 TO MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
01:31 - 38.500 INVOLVING OUTSIDE 3RD PARTIES.
01:31 - 41.390 IT APPLIES TRANSFERS TO ANY
01:31 - 43.500 PERSON OR CORPORATION DOESN'T
01:31 - 45.400 THE U MISTER THOMAS
01:31 - 46.620 WALKER GREW.
01:31 - 49.270 >>THE STATUTE IS SET FOR ANY
01:31 - 52.090 PUBLIC UTILITY OR AN AFFILIATE.
01:31 - 54.480 BILLY IS INTERESTING ABOUT
01:31 - 56.690 PUBLIC UTILITY. SO WHO'S THAT
01:31 - 58.730 PARTY IN THE TRANSACTION.
01:32 - 02.060 >>AND UTILITIES
01:32 - 03.420 PPL ELECTRIC
01:32 - 06.670 BUT IS THE AFFILIATE INTRO FOR
01:32 - 08.010 THE PARENT COMPANY
01:32 - 09.570 PPL CORPORATION'S.
01:32 - 11.550 >>WE DIDN'T TRUST WOULD BE ANY
01:32 - 13.160 PARENT OR GRANDPARENT COMPANY.
01:32 - 13.580 YES.
01:32 - 18.070 >>OR ANY DOUBT IF THE
01:32 - 21.300 PARENT TO CHOIR ORDER TO
01:32 - 22.760 TRANSFER TO.
01:32 - 26.270 BUT HIGH.
01:32 - 29.510 >>WELL WHAT WHERE THE
01:32 - 32.230 STOCK OF THE UTILITY TARGETED.
01:32 - 35.800 IN THE IN THE CAUSE.
01:32 - 41.150 >>WELL THE POSSESSION OR USE OF
01:32 - 43.430 ANY TANGIBLE OR INTANGIBLE THE
01:32 - 44.860 USUAL INTO PUBLIC SERVICE.
01:32 - 47.510 >>AND THAT STOCK IN YOURSELF.
01:32 - 51.000 STOCKING PPL
01:32 - 52.570 ELECTRIC BUSINESS SEPARATE
01:32 - 54.540 COMPANY, IT'S NOT IT'S NOT.
01:32 - 56.760 STOCK IN IT FELL. IT
01:32 - 59.100 A SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT
01:32 - 59.690 COMPANY.
01:33 - 08.390 >>SO THERE'S THAT TOO SO
01:33 - 09.640 THERE'S 2 TYPES OF ACQUISITIONS
01:33 - 10.740 THAT CAN HAPPEN CORPORATELY
01:33 - 12.250 RIGHT YOU'RE A COMPANY CAN
01:33 - 12.790 ACQUIRE
01:33 - 15.080 THE STOCK. I'M HOLDING COMPANY
01:33 - 18.020 AND THEREBY ACQUIRE THE TO
01:33 - 19.650 CONTROLLING INTEREST IN THE IN
01:33 - 21.030 THE XT THAT WHAT THE PURCHASE
01:33 - 22.630 OR CAN PURCHASE ASSET.
01:33 - 26.270 SO I THINK THIS IS I THINK THIS
01:33 - 28.130 IS BACK YOU DEALS
01:33 - 30.910 BROADLY WITH ACQUISITION THEY
01:33 - 32.190 WERE CONTROL UNLIKE THE
01:33 - 33.490 INSURANCE COMPANY LAW.
01:33 - 34.950 BUT IT DOES REFERENCE
01:33 - 37.230 THE ACQUISITION OF THE ASSETS
01:33 - 39.150 BY ANY MEANS INCLUDING BY
01:33 - 40.220 PURCHASING THE STOCK OF THE
01:33 - 41.490 COMPANY THAT PUT THE PUBLIC
01:33 - 43.870 UTILITY ISN'T THAT YOUR POINT.
01:33 - 47.280 YES OLD WAY I COULD BE AN ASSET
01:33 - 48.620 PURCHASE OR.
01:33 - 50.770 OR AN INDIRECT PURCHASED BY
01:33 - 51.780 PERCENT OF STOCK.
01:33 - 57.460 >>AND THAT PROBABLY WAS THE
01:33 - 58.710 INTENTION OF THE GENERAL
01:33 - 00.100 ASSEMBLY BUT THE THING WE'RE
01:34 - 01.850 JUST AFTER THIS VERY DIFFICULT
01:34 - 02.440 TO PARSE
01:34 - 05.390 BECAUSE WHAT THEY CAN WHAT WHAT
01:34 - 05.550 THE
01:34 - 07.930 AFFILIATE INTEREST CAN TRANSFER
01:34 - 10.380 IT TITLE TO PROPERTY USED IN
01:34 - 12.130 THE PUBLIC SERVICE. SO MY
01:34 - 15.160 QUESTION IS HOW THE STOCK IN
01:34 - 16.730 THE PUBLIC UTILITY.
01:34 - 18.280 HOW IS
01:34 - 20.840 THAT NEWS IN AN HOUR HOW IS
01:34 - 22.550 THAT USEFUL IN PROVIDING THE
01:34 - 23.420 PUBLIC SERVICE.
01:34 - 26.870 >>WELL THE STOCKS LEFT
01:34 - 28.570 RESIDENTS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY
01:34 - 29.220 AND SELL.
01:34 - 29.970 >>I
01:34 - 31.930 UNDERSTAND THAT. NOW HOW IS
01:34 - 33.490 THAT USEFUL TO THE PUBLIC
01:34 - 34.500 UTILITY.
01:34 - 39.930 AND SURVIVING A
01:34 - 40.930 PUBLIC PURPOSE.
01:34 - 43.960 >>WELL THE
01:34 - 45.730 PUBLIC UTILITY ITSELF IS
01:34 - 47.190 PROVIDING THE PUBLIC SERVICE A
01:34 - 49.670 MESS. THAT'S WHY THAT'S WHY.
01:34 - 51.090 AND THEN THE
01:34 - 52.610 CONFUSION THAT YOU'RE YOU'RE
01:34 - 54.530 TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW IS THE
01:34 - 55.520 IN LARGE PART OF THE
01:34 - 58.560 REASON FOR THE PROBATION OF THE
01:34 - 01.260 POLICY STATE. AND AGAIN IN THAT
01:35 - 02.400 POLICY STATEMENT.
01:35 - 04.060 THE COMMISSION'S IDEA WAS
01:35 - 05.790 THAT A NUMBER OF TIMES AND TO
01:35 - 07.560 CHECK IN THE LEGISLATURE, MAYBE
01:35 - 08.990 CAN DO THAT ALL RIGHT WELL,
01:35 - 11.120 MISTER THOMAS BY BY CONTROL
01:35 - 12.500 100% OF THE STOCK IN A PUBLIC
01:35 - 13.950 UTILITY COMPANY CONTROLLED
01:35 - 14.890 PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANY.
01:35 - 17.000 >>WHICH MEANS I CAN TELL THE
01:35 - 18.460 PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANY TO SELL
01:35 - 19.840 OUT THAT I CAN TELL THE PUBLIC
01:35 - 21.190 UTILITY COMPANY TO FILE THE
01:35 - 23.250 TARIFFS. I CONTROL THE PUBLIC
01:35 - 25.370 UTILITY COMPANY 500% OF STOCK
01:35 - 26.330 ASSETS AND ALL.
01:35 - 29.620 THE STOCK
01:35 - 31.660 ITSELF MAY BE BENIGN IN TERMS
01:35 - 34.320 OF ITS EFFECT ON CUSTOMERS BY
01:35 - 36.450 OWNING A 100% OF THE COMPANY I
01:35 - 37.750 CONTROL EVERYTHING THE PUBLIC
01:35 - 38.390 UTILITY THAT.
01:35 - 40.320 >>YES
01:35 - 43.830 IN HERE. PPL THIS THOSE STEPS
01:35 - 45.590 ARE ATTENUATED BY THE NATURE OF
01:35 - 47.760 THIS TRANSACTION CREW 2 MORE
01:35 - 49.570 RUNS ON THE LADDER IN BASS
01:35 - 50.370 THAT'S PART
01:35 - 50.730 OF WORK.
01:35 - 52.450 >>SECTION GETTING OF GETTING TO
01:35 - 54.480 THE STANDARD THOUGH GETTING THE
01:35 - 55.440 STANDARD IS WHERE I'M
01:35 - 56.050 STRUGGLING ON
01:35 - 58.290 THIS CASE IS WHY DIDN'T EXACTLY
01:35 - 59.360 LOOK AT WHETHER THIS WAS
01:35 - 01.360 NECESSARY FOR PROPER.
01:36 - 02.750 >>WELL WE
01:36 - 04.920 BELIEVE THAT WHAT THE SUPREME
01:36 - 06.460 COURT HAS RESERVED FOR IMPORTED
01:36 - 07.960 IN THE CITY OF YORK SAID THAT
01:36 - 09.780 THE NECESSARY OR PROPER
01:36 - 12.570 LANGUAGE FROM SECTION 11 '03 OF
01:36 - 13.740 THE PUBLIC UTILITY POLE
01:36 - 16.960 WIRES THE APPLICANT TO
01:36 - 18.430 DEMONSTRATE SOME AFFIRMATIVE
01:36 - 19.500 BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC
01:36 - 20.820 IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A
01:36 - 22.160 CERTIFICATE SO THAT'S WHAT
01:36 - 23.660 WE'RE HERE THERE'S HERE THERE
01:36 - 25.790 IS NO BENEFIT OR HARM IT BENIGN
01:36 - 28.870 TO THE PUBLIC. IT IS A HOW TO
01:36 - 29.960 IF YOU'RE PROPOSING A
01:36 - 31.550 BENIGN RESTRUCTURING.
01:36 - 34.120 >>WHERE WHERE ALL YOU'RE DOING
01:36 - 35.690 IS PUTTING 2 MIDDLE HERE
01:36 - 36.820 HOLDING COMPANIES AND YOU'RE
01:36 - 38.090 TRANSFERRING THE STOCK TO A
01:36 - 40.560 SHELL THE
01:36 - 43.290 THERE'S NO BENEFITS THE PUBLIC.
01:36 - 44.480 BUT THERE'S ALSO NO ADVERSE
01:36 - 45.510 EFFECT OF THE PUBLIC YOU'RE
01:36 - 46.590 BASICALLY SAYING THAT ANY
01:36 - 48.380 TRANSACTION LIKE THIS CAN NEVER
01:36 - 49.280 BE APPROVED.
01:36 - 54.220 >>YOU KNOW ONE WHEN WE SIMPLY
01:36 - 56.230 BELIEVE THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING
01:36 - 57.630 THE PA SUPREME COURT
01:36 - 58.810 PRESIDENT WHICH WILL KNOW
01:36 - 00.230 MISTER THOMAS MISTER THOMAS
01:37 - 01.300 IGNORE THE SUPREME COURT.
01:37 - 01.830 I DO IT ALL
01:37 - 02.520 THE TIME.
01:37 - 07.370 >>JOE AS A
01:37 - 12.020 BADGE OF IN I WANT TO EAT YOU
01:37 - 13.340 HAVE TO AGREE WITH ME DON'T
01:37 - 14.210 YOU THAT.
01:37 - 16.520 >>THAT WE ARRIVE AT BURDEN
01:37 - 18.700 IF WE APPLY THAT STANDARD THIS
01:37 - 20.080 TYPE, NO CORPORATE
01:37 - 21.270 RESTRUCTURING WHICH IS
01:37 - 22.730 PERMITTED UNDER THE CULL
01:37 - 24.160 BUSINESS CORPORATION LAW
01:37 - 26.730 CAN NEVER HAPPENED TO YOU WE
01:37 - 27.890 WILL NEVER APPROVE IT.
01:37 - 30.580 >>I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S THE
01:37 - 33.050 CASE AND HERE WE HAVE WHAT
01:37 - 34.590 APPEARS TO BE A CASE OF FIRST
01:37 - 35.760 IMPRESSION AND IN
01:37 - 37.960 THIS SITUATION. THE COMMISSION
01:37 - 39.110 HAS WELCOMED THIS UNDER THE
01:37 - 40.320 AFFIRMATIVE PUBLIC BENEFITS
01:37 - 42.470 STANDARD AND DETERMINED THAT PP
01:37 - 43.130 ELDIN
01:37 - 44.020 NEEDED HERE.
01:37 - 45.920 >>BUT I QUESTION HOW WOULD THEY
01:37 - 47.460 NEED OTHER THAN ME TO THAT
01:37 - 48.050 QUESTION.
01:37 - 52.650 BUT THEY HAVE
01:37 - 54.610 FOR DENVER. BUT THEY DIDN'T
01:37 - 55.050 PRESENT.
01:37 - 58.290 >>INTENTIONALLY AND
01:37 - 00.540 POTENTIALLY IS SOME BENEFITS
01:38 - 02.370 FLOWED THROUGH TO THE PUBLIC OR
01:38 - 04.980 OR THE UTILITY AND ITS
01:38 - 07.270 RATEPAYERS IN TERMS OF TAX
01:38 - 08.650 BENEFITS TO THEM OR SOMETHING
01:38 - 10.530 ALONG THOSE LINES BUT AGAIN
01:38 - 10.990 THAT'S.
01:38 - 13.520 I DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW IS A
01:38 - 14.850 CASE OF FIRST IMPRESSION, AND
01:38 - 16.720 IT IS THE THE DEWEY OF
01:38 - 17.820 THE APPLICANT
01:38 - 21.300 TO ESTABLISH THE FROM THE
01:38 - 22.330 PUBLIC BENEFITS.
01:38 - 24.800 >>BUT HE'LL IN A GIVEN YEAR Z
01:38 - 26.530 AND AS HAS BEEN POINTED OUT AN
01:38 - 28.770 INTERNAL TRANSFER. EVERYTHING
01:38 - 30.110 IS GOING TO BE BASICALLY THE
01:38 - 32.110 SAME IN CITY OF YORK, IT WAS
01:38 - 34.270 A MERGER. SO OF COURSE THERE IS
01:38 - 35.210 GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT
01:38 - 37.040 STANDARD WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S
01:38 - 38.060 GOING TO BE AN AD.
01:38 - 43.180 >>I BEING
01:38 - 44.630 BROUGHT IN RIGHT.
01:38 - 48.500 >>I MEAN WHY WOULD YOU BUY THIS
01:38 - 50.300 BOOK ISN'T EVEN LIKABLE
01:38 - 52.060 THE DISTINGUISHED OF ALL THE
01:38 - 53.530 DIFFERENT A LOT OF THAT CUT OUT
01:38 - 55.480 OF SORRY, I MISSED A LOT OF SET
01:38 - 55.830 THERE.
01:38 - 59.120 THE FACT IS IS YOU HAVE
01:38 - 01.230 YOUR KIT EVEN APPLIED DOUBLE
01:39 - 02.480 THE FACTS ARE DIFFERENT IN THE
01:39 - 04.450 CITY OF YORK WHILE THE MERGER,
01:39 - 06.380 NOT AN INTERNAL TRANSFER.
01:39 - 08.240 >>THAT IS CORRECT TO THIS
01:39 - 10.370 ISSUE. THE RULING WAS WHAT
01:39 - 11.980 BROUGHT FORTH IN THE CONTEXT OF
01:39 - 12.640 A MERGER.
01:39 - 14.220 >>WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT IS
01:39 - 16.670 IT WHO ARE THE PEACE CREEK OR
01:39 - 18.330 INTROVERTED LANGUAGE OF SECTION
01:39 - 21.090 11 '03 IN GENERAL, IF IT
01:39 - 22.710 HAPPENED TO BE IN THE CONTEXT
01:39 - 23.830 OF THE CASE INVOLVING IN A
01:39 - 24.500 MERGER WITH
01:39 - 26.500 3RD PARTY. BUT IT'S BEEN THE
01:39 - 27.890 COURT SAID THAT THE NECESSARY
01:39 - 28.720 AND PROPER LANGUAGE
01:39 - 31.590 11 '03 I WOULD LIKELY REQUIRES
01:39 - 33.190 THE APPLICANT TO DEMONSTRATE.
01:39 - 34.420 >>THE PUBLIC DEBT.
01:39 - 36.750 THAT'S THAT'S WHAT THE
01:39 - 37.870 COMMISSION IS LOOKING AT WE
01:39 - 39.220 BELIEVE WE'RE BOUND BY THIS.
01:39 - 41.960 >>BUT BY THE KNOW WHAT IS YOUR
01:39 - 43.220 COMMENT IF DON'T WOULDN'T BE
01:39 - 44.070 OFFENDED.
01:39 - 45.320 >>HE WOULDN'T BE OFFENDED IF
01:39 - 47.130 WE'VE DEAD. YEAH, I KNOW FROM A
01:39 - 48.300 PUBLIC BENEFIT THAT WAS THE
01:39 - 49.600 CITY OF YORK THING THAT'S WHEN
01:39 - 50.730 YOU'RE DEALING WITH THE MERGER
01:39 - 52.140 CONSOLIDATION, A MURDER WHERE
01:39 - 52.840 THERE'S A SURVIVING
01:39 - 54.420 CORPORATION, THE CONSOLIDATION
01:39 - 55.600 WAS ENTIRELY CREATED
01:39 - 57.800 NEW CORPORATION THAT STANDARD
01:39 - 59.470 DOESN'T APPLY HERE JUST GO BACK
01:39 - 01.100 AND SEE THAT VERY IMPROPER AND
01:40 - 03.400 OPEN NECESSARY OR PROPER AND OH
01:40 - 03.660 BY
01:40 - 05.460 THE WAY AND WHAT THEY'RE TRYING
01:40 - 06.750 TO PULL THE WOOL OVER SOMEBODY
01:40 - 08.210 DIE AND DO SOMETHING ILLEGAL
01:40 - 09.390 UNDER THE BUSINESS CORPORATION
01:40 - 10.900 LAW A CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING
01:40 - 12.260 WILL GENERALLY BE PROPERTY IN
01:40 - 13.270 THE ABSENCE OF PART OF THE
01:40 - 14.900 CONSUMERS. HE WOULD NEVER
01:40 - 15.990 PROBABLY SAID THAT.
01:40 - 19.470 >>I ONE PERSONALLY I'M NOT SURE
01:40 - 20.960 THAT THE COMMISSION IS SO WE
01:40 - 22.600 HAVE CURRY WAS AT.
01:40 - 24.900 >>THAT WAS A VERY GOOD ANSWER
01:40 - 27.160 ALL THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
01:40 - 30.140 YOUR COMMENT. MR. GREY YOU HAVE
01:40 - 30.460 THE.
01:40 - 35.040 FLOOR YOU'VE GOT THE MIKE.
01:40 - 37.550 >>MA'AM PLEASE THE COURT GOOD
01:40 - 39.100 MORNING YOUR HONOR'S MY NAME IS
01:40 - 41.020 STEVE GRAY I'M IN A TURNING
01:40 - 42.320 WITH THE OFFICE OF SMALL
01:40 - 45.200 BUSINESS ADVOCATE. THE LSP A IS
01:40 - 47.140 THE STATUTORY ADVOCATES THAT
01:40 - 49.430 LITIGATED THIS APPLICATION OF
01:40 - 51.580 PPL BEFORE THE ADMINISTRATIVE
01:40 - 54.490 LAW JUDGES AND BEFORE AND SO
01:40 - 55.950 MANY A UTILITY COMMISSION.
01:40 - 57.310 AS
01:40 - 00.360 AN INITIAL COMMENT I HAVE GREAT
01:41 - 01.890 RESPECT RESPECT FOR MISTER
01:41 - 02.600 MCGREGOR.
01:41 - 05.330 BUT I AS YOU SAW WE SAW IN MY
01:41 - 07.670 BRIEF I DO NOT LIKE.
01:41 - 09.850 ATTORNEYS USING PHRASES
01:41 - 10.790 UNDISPUTED
01:41 - 14.040 AN UNCONTESTED THE OSP A
01:41 - 15.660 CONTESTED AT EVERY STAGE OF
01:41 - 16.990 THIS PROCEEDING THAT THIS
01:41 - 18.280 APPLICATION DID
01:41 - 22.900 PRODUCE HARM. AND THE PCS
01:41 - 24.970 ORDER WAS BASED UPON ACTUAL
01:41 - 27.070 CHANGE OF CONTROL OF
01:41 - 29.370 THE UTILITY PPL ELECTRIC
01:41 - 31.860 AND ON THAT ISSUE I KNOW WE'VE
01:41 - 33.260 BEEN TALKING ABOUT STOCK
01:41 - 35.590 TRANSFERS. BUT ONE OF THE
01:41 - 36.840 THINGS THAT STUCK OUT
01:41 - 38.160 TO THAT. YOU KNOW IT'S BE A
01:41 - 40.920 INITIALLY WAS THE TESTIMONY OF
01:41 - 42.870 PP ELSE ON WITNESS I BELIEVE
01:41 - 44.130 IT'S MISTER TOROK.
01:41 - 47.770 AND THE RECORD AT 0, 1, 4, A
01:41 - 50.740 HE STATES THAT THE MANAGEMENT.
01:41 - 54.360 AND FACILITATING THE CAPITAL
01:41 - 56.140 STRUCTURE AND REGULATORY
01:41 - 59.740 COMPLIANCE. PPL ELECTRIC WHICH
01:41 - 01.350 MEANS RAPE CASES AND PART OF
01:42 - 03.190 THE P E U C WILL BE
01:42 - 05.290 HANDED OFF FROM PPL
01:42 - 08.640 CORPORATION. 2 A COMBINATION
01:42 - 10.850 OF NEW CALL ONE NEW CO 2, ONE
01:42 - 13.510 OR BOTH. THAT IS AN ACTUAL
01:42 - 14.980 CHANGE OF CONTROL.
01:42 - 16.790 AND WHILE YES THERE'S A STOCK
01:42 - 18.470 TRANSFER FROM THE CORPORATION
01:42 - 20.390 NEW CONE AT CREDIT CHANGE IN
01:42 - 21.230 CONTROL.
01:42 - 24.770 >>THE PAIR PPL CORPORATE
01:42 - 28.180 APPOINTS THE BOARD TO ALL OF
01:42 - 30.350 THE SUBSIDIARY, INCLUDING
01:42 - 32.470 THE UTILITY. HOW IS THAT A
01:42 - 34.120 CHANGE IN CONTROL.
01:42 - 36.130 >>WELL YOUR HONOR THAT'S
01:42 - 37.520 ACTUALLY WHAT MISTER TOROK
01:42 - 40.130 SANTA 100 PER FAN OF THE STOCK
01:42 - 42.890 OF BOTH NEW COACH AND A 100% A
01:42 - 45.360 NEWCO OF A 100% OF PPL
01:42 - 48.160 ELECTRIC. WELL. ACCORDING TO
01:42 - 49.220 MISTER TOROK.
01:42 - 52.140 PPL CORPORATION TRANSFERS A
01:42 - 54.720 100% OF THE STOCK PPL ELECTRIC
01:42 - 56.830 TO NEWCO ONE WHO THEN TRANSFERS
01:42 - 58.620 A 100% A NEW CO 2.
01:42 - 00.710 SO NEW COACH WHO NOT ONLY HAS A
01:43 - 04.660 100% PP L GO TO.
01:43 - 08.440 >>WHO ON NEW
01:43 - 09.340 CO 2.
01:43 - 10.970 >>WELL, I GUESS THE ULTIMATE
01:43 - 12.950 PARENT IS PPL CORPORATION THE
01:43 - 15.300 MY QUESTION WAS THEY
01:43 - 16.050 HAVE THE.
01:43 - 19.240 >>THE FULL AUTHORITY BEFORE AND
01:43 - 19.640 AFTER
01:43 - 21.960 THE RESTRUCTURING TO A POINT
01:43 - 23.360 THEY MEANING THE ULTIMATE
01:43 - 23.980 PARENT
01:43 - 26.360 PPL CORPORATION TO APPOINT ALL
01:43 - 28.220 THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
01:43 - 30.260 ALL THE SUBSIDY AIR INCLUDING
01:43 - 32.510 NEW COHEN INTO AND PPL
01:43 - 33.050 ELECTRIC.
01:43 - 36.000 >>THEY MAY HAVE AGAIN YOUR
01:43 - 37.300 HONOR PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHAT
01:43 - 37.390 THE
01:43 - 39.880 TERM ULTIMATE THAT IS A PHRASE
01:43 - 41.630 THAT PPL HAS INSERTED INTO
01:43 - 43.900 THIS CASE THAT DOES NOT BELONG
01:43 - 45.750 IN STATUTE OR CASE LAW.
01:43 - 48.540 ULTIMATE CONTROL IS NOT
01:43 - 50.590 OUR OFFICE. THE LEGISLATURE'S
01:43 - 53.230 INTENT. THE QUESTION HERE IS
01:43 - 54.200 YOU'RE RIGHT THEY
01:43 - 57.430 MAY APPOINT. PEOPLE WHO FEELING
01:43 - 58.690 IS INTEREST SAME
01:43 - 00.110 AFFILIATED ENTER.
01:44 - 02.420 >>HAS THE ABILITY TO APPOINT A
01:44 - 03.370 BOARD OF
01:44 - 05.450 ALL 3. THE CITY AREA
01:44 - 06.850 CORPORATIONS, INCLUDING
01:44 - 07.560 THE UTILITY.
01:44 - 09.890 >>OKAY THAT THAT MADE THAT'S
01:44 - 11.390 CORRECT. HOWEVER WHEN IT COMES
01:44 - 13.060 DOWN TO BASE RATE THEY STOPPED
01:44 - 13.240 HIM.
01:44 - 15.070 THE NEW CO
01:44 - 17.860 2 I'M ASSUMING WILL BE HANDLING
01:44 - 19.030 THE CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND
01:44 - 20.990 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. MISTER
01:44 - 23.330 TALK PPL STATED THAT THERE'S
01:44 - 24.460 GOING TO BE THAT CHANGE OF
01:44 - 26.990 CONTROL THAT'S THEIR TESTIMONY
01:44 - 27.380 OR.
01:44 - 32.590 >>WHY DON'T I I'M I'M CONFUSING
01:44 - 33.840 IF THERE'S A RATE IF THERE'S A
01:44 - 35.730 RATE BASE RATE CASE PPL
01:44 - 36.910 ELECTRIC SPACE RAPE CASE.
01:44 - 39.180 >>YES AND ACCORDING TO
01:44 - 42.360 MISTER TOROK NEWCO ONE OR AND
01:44 - 42.910 OR NEW
01:44 - 45.510 CO 2. WE'LL BE IN CHARGE WILL
01:44 - 47.190 BE MANAGING THAT BASE RATES
01:44 - 49.290 CASE. THEY WILL BE INSTRUCTING
01:44 - 50.470 PPL ELECTRIC WHAT
01:44 - 53.490 TO DO. THAT'S HIS THEY'RE GOING
01:44 - 54.780 TO REPORT TO THE PARENT.
01:44 - 56.680 >>THE AFFILIATED INTEREST
01:44 - 00.300 MAINLY PPL CORPORATION. CONTROL
01:45 - 02.360 IN THE STATUTE. IF A CHANGE IN
01:45 - 03.590 CONTROL AND STATUE.
01:45 - 04.790 >>NOW THE.
01:45 - 06.490 >>NOT IN THE STATUE, YOUR
01:45 - 07.550 HONOR, BUT OF COURSE
01:45 - 09.240 THAT WAS PART OF THE PUBLIC
01:45 - 10.670 POLICY STATEMENT BY THE P YOU
01:45 - 12.710 SEE IN THESE RAGER WHY WOULD I
01:45 - 13.690 AGAIN I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE'RE
01:45 - 14.500 TALKING ABOUT CHANGE
01:45 - 15.410 IN CONTROL.
01:45 - 17.310 >>IF THE QUESTION IS THE
01:45 - 18.910 QUESTION IS THERE IS A THERE IS
01:45 - 20.380 AND I THINK THERE IS CLEARLY AN
01:45 - 21.180 INDIRECT.
01:45 - 25.800 >>TRANSFER OF THE PUBLIC OF THE
01:45 - 27.050 INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY
01:45 - 28.830 BY VIRTUE OF OF THE SHARES
01:45 - 31.690 OF STOCK. SO I AGREE WITH
01:45 - 33.980 YOU CONTROL ALL TO MAKE CONTROL
01:45 - 35.390 OF THAT LANGUAGE IS BORN TO BE
01:45 - 36.650 A BUT NOT IN THE STATUTE.
01:45 - 39.570 I COULDN'T HOLD.
01:45 - 41.690 >>WHAT ABOUT THE STANDARD WHAT
01:45 - 43.520 ABOUT THE INABILITY TO PROVE AN
01:45 - 45.160 AFFIRMATIVE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR
01:45 - 46.440 A CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING
01:45 - 47.400 PERMITTED BY THE BUSINESS
01:45 - 49.590 CORPORATION LAW AND WHY CAN'T
01:45 - 51.200 WE JUST BE NECESSARY
01:45 - 52.880 OR PROPER. IT MAY NOT BE
01:45 - 53.880 NECESSARY THEY'VE BEEN
01:45 - 55.260 OPERATING THIS WAY FOR I DON'T
01:45 - 56.040 KNOW HOW LONG
01:45 - 58.260 BUT TAX LAWS CHANGE THINGS
01:45 - 00.410 LIKE THAT CHANGE AND THEY WANT
01:46 - 01.620 TO RESTRUCTURE TO MAKE IT MORE
01:46 - 03.360 EFFICIENT ESTATE TAX BENEFIT.
01:46 - 05.160 THAT'S REALLY A PROPER
01:46 - 06.180 RESTRUCTURING ISN'T IT.
01:46 - 08.250 >>WELL YOUR HONOR I WOULD
01:46 - 09.780 DISAGREE WITH YOU FIRST LET'S
01:46 - 10.840 TALK ABOUT THE AFFIRMED A
01:46 - 13.510 PUBLIC BENEFIT. IF CITY
01:46 - 15.910 OF YORK APPLIES TO THIS CASE.
01:46 - 18.520 CONSIDER WHAT PPL HAD PLANNED
01:46 - 20.250 TO DO THEY PLAN TO MOBILIZE
01:46 - 22.410 CASH. THEY PLAN TO BE ABLE TO
01:46 - 23.080 MOVE CASH
01:46 - 24.110 AMONG THERE.
01:46 - 28.260 SUBSIDIARIES, THEY PLAN TO
01:46 - 29.930 REDUCE OR STATE AND LOCAL TAXES
01:46 - 31.070 AND THEY PLAN TO GO OUT AND DO
01:46 - 33.350 BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS FOR ONE
01:46 - 34.530 SIMPLE PUBLIC FROM THE
01:46 - 37.520 PUBLIC BENEFIT LIKE COMMISSION
01:46 - 37.910 COUNCIL
01:46 - 39.710 ALLUDED TO WHAT IF INSTEAD OF
01:46 - 41.410 GIVING ALL THAT TAX BENEFIT TO
01:46 - 43.670 PPL CORPORATION AND ITS
01:46 - 45.740 SHAREHOLDERS. EPL HAD
01:46 - 47.680 CORPORATION HAD PASSED A ONE
01:46 - 49.490 TIME GREAT CREDIT TO PPL
01:46 - 51.320 ELECTRIC RATE PAYERS THAT WOULD
01:46 - 52.400 HAVE BEEN AN EASY AFFIRMATIVE
01:46 - 54.600 PUBLIC BENEFIT. ANOTHER ONE IS
01:46 - 56.020 A WHAT IF WHAT IF PPL
01:46 - 58.050 CORPORATION CEO SAID I'LL TELL
01:46 - 59.090 YOU WHAT I'M GOING TO TAKE A
01:46 - 01.280 $100,000 PAY CUT FOR THE YEAR
01:47 - 02.560 2020 AND I'M GOING TO GIVE IT
01:47 - 03.860 TO PAY THE BASE RATE PAIRS OF
01:47 - 05.190 AN APPROACH A PUBLIC BENEFIT.
01:47 - 07.120 >>IN THE CONTEXT OF THIS
01:47 - 08.080 PROCEEDING YOUR HONOR.
01:47 - 10.870 OR JUST IN GOODNESS
01:47 - 13.430 OF YOU SEEM TO BE SAYING YOU
01:47 - 14.670 SEEM TO BE SAYING THAT THEY'RE
01:47 - 16.560 ALWAYS HAVE TO BE SOMETHING IN
01:47 - 18.160 THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION FOR
01:47 - 18.920 THE CONSUMER.
01:47 - 20.760 >>OR ELSE THE PROPOSED BUSINESS
01:47 - 22.970 TRANSACTION IS IN PERMITTING
01:47 - 24.630 YOU'RE SAYING THERE HAS TO BE
01:47 - 26.400 BASICALLY AFFIRMATIVE PUBLIC
01:47 - 28.300 BENEFIT TOO, A CORPORATE
01:47 - 29.150 RESTRUCTURING.
01:47 - 33.080 >>NOT YOUR. I WANT TO.
01:47 - 34.830 I DON'T KNOW WE'RE GETTING
01:47 - 36.870 THAT FROM. I'M I'M YET
01:47 - 38.250 NECESSARY. THE FACT IS THAT
01:47 - 40.170 NECESSARY FOR PROPER.
01:47 - 42.800 >>YOUR HONOR I'M APPLYING THE
01:47 - 44.270 CITY OF YORK STANDARD AS A
01:47 - 45.310 FIRST EXAMPLE.
01:47 - 47.990 IF CITY OF YORK APPLIES TO THIS
01:47 - 49.640 TRANSACTION AND AFFIRMATIVE
01:47 - 51.300 PUBLIC AND HAPPENED REQUIRED
01:47 - 54.080 THEN SUCH THINGS AS FLOWING
01:47 - 55.360 SOME OF THE TAX BENEFITS TO THE
01:47 - 57.340 RATE PAYERS AND DON'T FORGET
01:47 - 00.340 NEWCO TO NEWCO ON ONE OF THEM
01:48 - 02.430 WILL BE MANAGING. THE
01:48 - 03.960 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE.
01:48 - 06.100 MAYBE NEW CALL ONE A NEW COACH
01:48 - 07.640 WHO COULD SAVE THE RATE PAYERS
01:48 - 08.820 SOME MONEY BY BRINGING SOME OF
01:48 - 11.390 THE LEGAL FEES IN HOUSTEN NOT
01:48 - 13.510 PAYING OUTSIDE COUNSEL. SO OUR
01:48 - 14.760 FEELS THE NEED TO BE.
01:48 - 16.550 >>YOU CHOOSE ME, BUT YOU ALSO
01:48 - 17.680 SEEM TO BE SAYING THAT ONCE
01:48 - 19.720 AGAIN A CORPORATION IS
01:48 - 22.030 CREATED AN ESTABLISHED IT MUST
01:48 - 24.440 FOREVER REMAIN IN THAT FORMAT
01:48 - 26.410 IT CAN NEVER STEPPED OUTSIDE
01:48 - 27.750 AND DO ANYTHING THAT'S MORE
01:48 - 29.470 BENEFICIAL TO THE CORPORATION.
01:48 - 31.680 BUT EVENTUALLY WE'LL HAVE A
01:48 - 33.070 DEBT LOWER FACT TO THE
01:48 - 35.210 SHAREHOLDERS OR IN ANY WAY TO
01:48 - 37.220 TRY TO ASSIST THE PUBLIC
01:48 - 39.220 AND I ALSO DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW
01:48 - 40.500 CITY OF YORK IS EVEN APPLY.
01:48 - 42.730 GOODWILL HERE. ONE IN THE BUSH
01:48 - 45.170 HERE AND THEN ABOUT A CHARACTER
01:48 - 45.560 AND THEY.
01:48 - 48.760 COURTS DECIDE CASES BASED ON
01:48 - 51.310 THE FACTS AND THEY'RE THE FACTS
01:48 - 54.230 OF THAT CASE NOT HERE. YOUR
01:48 - 54.790 HONOR I.
01:48 - 56.420 >>RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE, I
01:48 - 58.240 BELIEVE THAT ANY KIND OF
01:48 - 59.330 INTERCOMPANY CORPORATE
01:48 - 00.850 RESTRUCTURING CAN HAVE PUBLIC
01:49 - 01.500 BENEFITS.
01:49 - 04.040 THAT'S THAT TO ME ACTUALLY
01:49 - 06.230 SEEMS FAIRLY EASY. I WILL ALSO
01:49 - 07.220 POINT OUT TO YOU ONE OF THE
01:49 - 08.860 FOOTNOTES IN THE ENERGY
01:49 - 10.700 ASSOCIATION TO PENNSYLVANIA'S.
01:49 - 12.250 AMICUS
01:49 - 15.930 CURIAE BRIEF BOY IT OUT HOW HOW
01:49 - 17.660 SHOULD I SAY THIS HOW EASY
01:49 - 19.990 IT IS FOR THE P E U C TO FIND
01:49 - 21.190 THAT AFFIRMATIVE BENEFITS
01:49 - 23.690 PRESIDENT. BUT NOW LET'S ASSUME
01:49 - 25.100 THE CITY OF YORK SAYS FROM AND
01:49 - 26.930 PUBLIC BENEFITS DON'T DON'T
01:49 - 28.360 APPLY AND IT'S NECESSARY OR
01:49 - 28.980 PROPER.
01:49 - 31.150 I WILL RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE
01:49 - 32.310 WITH YOUR HONOR'S THAT THIS
01:49 - 34.360 CASE WOULD EVEN PASS THAT STAND
01:49 - 36.430 MISTER GRAY MAY I ASK YOU ON
01:49 - 37.070 THAT POINT.
01:49 - 39.390 >>IT'S GO IF WE CAN GO BACK TO
01:49 - 42.010 THE STATUTE ITSELF 11 '02 A 3.
01:49 - 46.800 EVIDENCE SPICE CERTIFICATE OF
01:49 - 48.430 PUBLIC CONVENIENCE ON
01:49 - 50.330 COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING LAWS.
01:49 - 53.640 IT SHALL BE LAWFUL. OR IF YOU
01:49 - 54.860 TOOK PUBLIC UTILITY.
01:49 - 58.200 >>TO ACQUIRE FROM BORDER CHANCE
01:49 - 58.790 FOR DANNY
01:49 - 01.070 CORPORATION BY ANY MEASURE
01:50 - 02.710 DEVICE WHATSOEVER INCLUDING SUE
01:50 - 03.880 TRANSFER STOCK.
01:50 - 06.620 RICHARD CONSOLIDATION TITLE 2
01:50 - 08.130 OF THE POSSESSION OR USE OF ANY
01:50 - 10.750 TEAM SCORED AND PROPERTY AND
01:50 - 12.510 HE HAS WHERE YOU DON'T NEED
01:50 - 15.680 APPROVAL. BUT WHAT KIKI JUST
01:50 - 16.250 POINT.
01:50 - 19.560 YOU KNOW NECESSARY AND PROPER
01:50 - 20.910 OR FROM ANY BENEFIT TO THE
01:50 - 23.530 PUBLIC. WHERE THE STATUE IS
01:50 - 25.740 THERE. NONCOMPLIANCE.
01:50 - 29.420 >>THE NONCOMPLIANCE WOULD.
01:50 - 31.370 I WOULD PUT IT THIS WAY YOUR
01:50 - 33.670 HONOR. THIS KID FALLS UNDER 11
01:50 - 35.630 '02. A 3
01:50 - 38.140 BECAUSE 11 '02, 8, 3, IS
01:50 - 40.980 VERY BROAD. IT TALKS ABOUT BY
01:50 - 42.950 ANY METHOD OR DEVICE
01:50 - 46.860 WHATSOEVER INCLUDING IN OTHER
01:50 - 47.530 WORDS, IT MAKES A
01:50 - 50.310 LAUNDRY LIST. THE INCLUDING BUT
01:50 - 51.730 DOES NOT SAY ONLY
01:50 - 54.340 THESE ISSUES SO IT WENT OUT TO
01:50 - 56.160 A 3 IS RED VERY BROADLY.
01:50 - 57.910 >>AND SO AS
01:50 - 59.590 HE CO SO REALLY BROUGHT THE
01:50 - 01.420 INCHES UPON APPLICATION OF ANY
01:51 - 02.470 PUBLIC UTILITY.
01:51 - 04.660 AND THE APPROVAL BY THE
01:51 - 05.940 COMMISSION SO THAT'S WHERE WE
01:51 - 07.110 ARE WE'LL SEPARATE THAT FIRST
01:51 - 07.960 SECTION HAS SAID
01:51 - 09.920 A SECOND. BUT EVIDENCE
01:51 - 11.080 BY CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC
01:51 - 13.130 CONVENIENCE APART COMPLAINT US
01:51 - 15.460 EXISTING WAS IT SHELBY
01:51 - 18.190 LAWFUL TO DO THESE THINGS AND
01:51 - 19.380 EVEN A FEW TURPON IT BROUGHT
01:51 - 21.350 THE I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU
01:51 - 22.680 IDENTIFY YET.
01:51 - 25.060 WHERE IS THE VIOLATION OF THAT
01:51 - 26.630 STATUTE BECAUSE IT'S PRESUMED
01:51 - 27.600 TO BE LAWFUL.
01:51 - 31.250 >>WELL THERE'S I WAS GOING SAY
01:51 - 32.630 YOU MAKE THEN YOU'RE OVER YOUR
01:51 - 34.120 TIME MISTER BREAK THAT YOU MAY
01:51 - 34.680 FINISH.
01:51 - 36.110 WEATHER.
01:51 - 38.550 >>A RESPONSE TO JUDGE MCCAW.
01:51 - 40.120 >>THANK YOU WELL THAT THE
01:51 - 42.480 NECESSARY OR PROPER STANDARD IS
01:51 - 45.780 PART OF 11 '03. AND SO THE
01:51 - 47.710 QUESTION IS DOES THE
01:51 - 48.850 APPLICATION.
01:51 - 52.640 PAUL FALL UNDER 11 '03 AND IS
01:51 - 55.780 IT NECESSARY OR PROPER. SBA
01:51 - 58.930 HAS ARGUED. BUT THERE IS HARM
01:51 - 01.470 FROM THIS APPLICATION. AND
01:52 - 03.620 BECAUSE THERE IS IN OUR VIEW
01:52 - 05.980 CHANGE OF CONTROL. IT'S WE ALL
01:52 - 07.760 AGREE IT'S NOT NECESSARY.
01:52 - 09.550 AND WE WOULD ACTUALLY ARGUE IT.
01:52 - 12.750 >>MISTER GREG THIS STRUGGLE, I
01:52 - 13.980 HAVE THE
01:52 - 19.660 I AM IRIE 11 '03. IN THE SENSE
01:52 - 20.220 THAT.
01:52 - 23.590 NECESSARY FOR PROPER BE THE LOW
01:52 - 25.920 STANDARD. AND IT GOES ON THE
01:52 - 27.840 RECORD. WHO MY
01:52 - 31.630 FRUSTRATION BE WHY DIDN'T SHOOT
01:52 - 34.840 THEN APPLY THE SECOND SET AND.
01:52 - 38.150 THAT ALLOWS THE COMMISSION OR
01:52 - 39.710 ENCOURAGE THE COMMISSION FROM
01:52 - 42.340 YOUR FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE TO
01:52 - 45.870 PUT CONDITION MAYBE HE CAN JUST
01:52 - 48.070 AND REASONABLE. SHE TO ME THE
01:52 - 50.350 BALANCE OF THIS ACTION IS A LOW
01:52 - 52.000 STANDARD, BUT THEN IT ROSE TO
01:52 - 53.860 POWER BACK TO THE PEW SEE TO
01:52 - 56.390 ALLOW SOME SORT OF
01:52 - 01.830 OR PRI. KILOMETERS OR ON WHAT
01:53 - 04.050 THE POWER. HE IS UNDER THIS
01:53 - 06.490 LOW STANDARD. MY FRUSTRATION IS
01:53 - 07.710 YOU'RE BUILDING UP THE FIRST
01:53 - 08.370 SENTENCE WHERE
01:53 - 10.310 I THINK THE REASONABLE
01:53 - 11.850 CONVERSATION IN THE NEXT
01:53 - 13.770 SENTENCE WHICH ALLOWS YOU SEE
01:53 - 15.360 YOUR ALLOWS TO YOU
01:53 - 17.750 TO IT TO THE P E
01:53 - 18.780 U C.
01:53 - 20.860 >>ANY REASONABLE OR JUST
01:53 - 21.940 STANDARD THAT WOULD BE
01:53 - 24.180 NECESSARY IN ORDER TO ALLOW
01:53 - 25.710 THIS TO GO THROUGH UNDER A LOW
01:53 - 26.340 STANDARD.
01:53 - 30.360 >>I'M NOT SO SURE THIS IS SUCH
01:53 - 31.280 A LOW STANDARD.
01:53 - 33.530 >>WELL WE MAKE OUR TENDER.
01:53 - 38.210 I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S LOWER BUT
01:53 - 39.450 IN ANY CASE.
01:53 - 42.140 WHEN WE CONDUCTED DISCOVERY AND
01:53 - 43.660 WE READ THE TESTIMONY OF MISTER
01:53 - 46.120 BARAK HE SAID IF PEOPLE THIS
01:53 - 48.530 THIS THIS TRANSACTION WOULD
01:53 - 50.910 RESULT IN NO CHANGE THE
01:53 - 52.680 FINANCIAL HEALTH OF PPL
01:53 - 55.350 ELECTRIC AND NO CASH
01:53 - 57.220 DISTRIBUTIONS WOULD BE HANDED
01:53 - 58.410 TO PPL ELECTRIC.
01:53 - 00.220 SO THERE APPEARED TO BE NOTHING
01:54 - 02.130 ON THE TABLE FOR PPL ELECTRIC
01:54 - 03.370 AND ITS RATEPAYERS YOU'RE NOT.
01:54 - 07.260 MISTER PARKS, OWN WORDS.
01:54 - 10.390 >>THANK INTEGRATED YOU JUST
01:54 - 10.930 ONE LAST.
01:54 - 14.270 I YOU ALSO ARE OVER YOUR TIME
01:54 - 15.860 DID YOU ASK HER CONDITION.
01:54 - 17.890 AND THEY ALL HER.
01:54 - 20.650 >>NOT IN MY BRIEF YOUR HONOR I
01:54 - 22.760 DID NOT OKAY ALL RIGHT.
01:54 - 26.150 >>UNLIKE HER ANY MORE QUESTIONS
01:54 - 28.300 WE'RE GOING TO RETURN TO A
01:54 - 30.940 MENTOR MCGREGOR WHOEVER
01:54 - 32.170 REMEMBER THE REPUBLIC.
01:54 - 38.650 >>HOWEVER LONG IT GOT FIRST.
01:54 - 40.240 OUR POSITION
01:54 - 42.950 ON THE THE NEED FOR US TO PICK
01:54 - 43.670 IT IS
01:54 - 46.230 WHAT IT TAKES FOR IT TO BE
01:54 - 47.490 JURISDICTIONAL IS
01:54 - 50.540 A TRANSFER TITLE POSSESSION OR
01:54 - 52.970 USE PUBLIC UTILITY PROPERTY AND
01:54 - 54.540 THAT CAN ONLY HAPPEN IN 2 WAYS
01:54 - 57.920 ONE. AN ASSET SALE OR 2 A
01:54 - 59.560 CHANGE OF CONTROL.
01:55 - 02.600 OVER THE ASSETS SO YOU
01:55 - 04.710 ESSENTIALLY HAVE. TITLES
01:55 - 05.750 SESSION ARE USED TO THE
01:55 - 07.570 PROPERTY. THE STATUTE DOESN'T
01:55 - 09.330 APPLY TO ALL STOCK SALES.
01:55 - 11.590 IT ONLY APPLIES WHERE THERE'S A
01:55 - 13.870 TRANSFER TITLE POSSESSION OR
01:55 - 15.810 USE OF UTILITY PROPERTY AND
01:55 - 16.530 THAT CAN IT.
01:55 - 19.080 HER DIRECTLY OR BY A CHANGE AN
01:55 - 20.410 ULTIMATE TROLL AND WE DON'T
01:55 - 20.600 THINK
01:55 - 22.850 >>AND I THINK I HAVE A
01:55 - 27.300 >>STOCK IN THE UTILITY ENCLOSED
01:55 - 28.860 UTILITY PROPERTY.
01:55 - 31.060 >>IT'S NOT USE THIS FOR
01:55 - 32.700 PROPERTY OWNERS USED TO USE FOR
01:55 - 33.500 PROPERTY IS.
01:55 - 35.360 PROPERTY THAT WOULD GO INTO THE
01:55 - 36.460 GREAT BASIN INTO WHICH THE
01:55 - 38.140 UTILITY WOULD BE STOCK IS NOT A
01:55 - 39.480 GREAT PLACE ITEM SO IT'S NOT
01:55 - 39.800 USE OR
01:55 - 40.560 USEFUL OR.
01:55 - 43.450 >>I HAVE A QUESTION IF I COULD
01:55 - 44.430 PLEASE FOR
01:55 - 48.000 COUNCIL AND THAT IS STATED IN
01:55 - 50.310 AN SECTION 11 '03 WHEN WE SAY
01:55 - 51.270 NECESSARY
01:55 - 54.070 FOR PROPER. IT DOESN'T SAY AT
01:55 - 55.320 LEAST THE WAY I READ IT IT
01:55 - 57.110 DOESN'T JUST SAY NECESSARY OR
01:55 - 59.450 PROPER. BUT IT IS NECESSARY OR
01:55 - 01.090 PROPER FOR THE SERVICE
01:56 - 03.020 ACCOMMODATION CONVENIENCE FOR
01:56 - 05.660 SAFETY TO THE PUBLIC. NOT
01:56 - 08.630 NECESSARY OR PROPER, MAYBE JUST
01:56 - 10.250 FOR THE CORPORATION ITSELF.
01:56 - 12.520 SO MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS YOU
01:56 - 14.060 WANT US TO FOCUS ON.
01:56 - 17.470 LINKS OR JUST THE CORPORATION.
01:56 - 21.350 AND HOW DOES THAT JIVE WITH
01:56 - 22.030 STATUTE.
01:56 - 24.360 >>I'M SORRY COULD YOU REPEAT
01:56 - 26.020 THAT WAS PART YOUR HAIR, HOW
01:56 - 27.600 DID WITHOUT A SUPPORT TO.
01:56 - 30.820 >>NECESSARY FOR PROPER.
01:56 - 32.660 >>FOR THE SERVICE ACCOMMODATION
01:56 - 34.320 CONVENIENCE FOR SAFETY OF
01:56 - 35.000 THE PUBLIC.
01:56 - 37.910 >>IT'S A NECESSARY AND PROPER
01:56 - 41.810 FOR THE COMMENDATION THE
01:56 - 43.820 CORPORATION. SO
01:56 - 45.960 ARE YOU ASKING US REALLY TO BE
01:56 - 47.670 FOCUSING ON WHAT'S NECESSARY OR
01:56 - 49.720 PROPER FOR THIS LIBERATION HERE
01:56 - 52.330 AS OPPOSED TO WHAT MAY BE
01:56 - 54.680 NECESSARY FOR PROPER OR
01:56 - 55.440 THE PUBLIC.
01:56 - 57.650 >>THIS A PUBLIC YOUR HONOR IN
01:56 - 59.070 OUR TESTIMONY IN THIS CASE
01:56 - 01.270 SHOWS THAT THIS TRANSACTION WAS
01:57 - 02.270 APPROVED THAT WILL
01:57 - 04.620 ALLOW PPL CORPORATION TO BETTER
01:57 - 06.260 MANAGE ITS CASH FLOWS AND TAX
01:57 - 07.910 LIABILITIES WHICH WOULD MAKE
01:57 - 09.080 MORE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR
01:57 - 10.800 CAPITAL PROJECTS TO ALL OF THE
01:57 - 12.140 SUBSIDIARIES, INCLUDING
01:57 - 14.070 THE ELECTRICAL. WHAT COULD JOIN
01:57 - 15.870 THE FINANCIALLY STRONGER AND
01:57 - 17.830 MORE EFFICIENT OPERATED
01:57 - 21.330 PARENT OR CAPITAL NEEDS
01:57 - 23.010 STUDENT.
01:57 - 25.220 >>THANK YOU AND BUT WITH THOSE
01:57 - 27.530 FACTS FOUND BY THE PC OR DID
01:57 - 30.090 THEY FIND. FINDINGS
01:57 - 30.950 OF HARM.
01:57 - 35.000 >>THAT AS THE D A S JUST OKAY,
01:57 - 38.740 SHE'S THE COMMISSION FOUND
01:57 - 39.510 NO HARM.
01:57 - 42.070 >>THE ONUS ARMY FOUND YOU
01:57 - 43.140 DIDN'T MEET THEIR BURDEN
01:57 - 47.550 OF PROOF THERE
01:57 - 48.280 WERE SOME.
01:57 - 51.040 >>YOU KNOW POSSIBLE. STREET
01:57 - 52.110 BENEFITS HERE.
01:57 - 52.870 >>BUT.
01:57 - 54.840 >>THEY WERE SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH
01:57 - 55.610 UNDER THE CITY OF
01:57 - 56.420 YOUR CHEST.
01:57 - 57.690 >>AND THAT'S WHERE WE THINK THE
01:57 - 59.270 COMMISSION FOR WALL WAS.
01:57 - 01.320 IT WAS LED ASTRAY
01:58 - 03.620 BY THINKING AS TO WHY THE
01:58 - 05.280 SUBSTANTIAL AFFIRMATIVE THAT'S
01:58 - 06.290 TEST AND IT DIDN'T.
01:58 - 10.290 >>I THINK THAT TO SCOLD YOU,
01:58 - 11.810 BUT HERE'S THE QUESTION IS.
01:58 - 16.000 CRITICAL BECAUSE THIS EVEN IF
01:58 - 17.440 WE DON'T APPLY THE AFFIRMATIVE.
01:58 - 20.450 PUBLIC BENEFIT STANDARD.
01:58 - 25.310 HOW HAVE YOU SHOWN IF SYRIA, NO
01:58 - 26.350 FINDINGS.
01:58 - 27.380 >>OR.
01:58 - 29.370 >>EVIDENCE OF THE RECORD HELD
01:58 - 30.640 THAT IT WAS.
01:58 - 33.330 THE SERVICE ACCOMMODATION
01:58 - 35.080 CONVENIENCE OR SAFETY OF THE
01:58 - 35.520 PUBLIC.
01:58 - 40.380 >>PROJECT.
01:58 - 42.170 >>IN ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
01:58 - 44.210 BUT WE ARE AGAIN RUNNING OUT OF
01:58 - 46.570 TIME MISTER MCGREGOR I I
01:58 - 47.330 BELIEVE YOU
01:58 - 49.090 MAY HAVE IN THE INTEREST OF
01:58 - 50.880 TIME I THINK YOU SAID IT WAS
01:58 - 52.640 GOING TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC
01:58 - 53.730 INTEREST BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO
01:58 - 55.620 MAKE MORE CASH AVAILABLE TO THE
01:58 - 56.310 UTILITY.
01:58 - 58.720 >>YOU CAN DO AFTER THAT.
01:58 - 02.170 YES JUST BRIEFLY, A PPO A
01:59 - 04.890 LETTER BRICK. INDEPENDENTLY
01:59 - 06.040 RAISES ITS DEBT.
01:59 - 07.960 BUT RECEIVES ALL OF ITS EQUITY
01:59 - 09.380 CAPITAL FROM ITS PARENT.
01:59 - 11.020 SO GET THIS
01:59 - 13.040 TRANSACTION GOES THROUGH WE CAN
01:59 - 14.560 MANAGE YOUR TAX LIABILITIES
01:59 - 17.180 MANAGE CASH FLOWS IT WILL MAKE
01:59 - 18.840 US STRONGER PARENT COMPANY
01:59 - 21.100 WHICH WILL HELP BETTER ACCESS
01:59 - 23.210 TO CAPITAL ACCESS TO LOWER
01:59 - 25.490 COST CAPITAL WHICH BENEFIT CAN
01:59 - 26.890 BE FLOAT DOWN THROUGH TO THE
01:59 - 28.120 UTILITY ON A CAPITAL
01:59 - 31.020 CONTRIBUTION WHICH WILL REDUCE
01:59 - 33.940 THE NEED. THE UTILITY TO GO TO
01:59 - 34.310 THE DEBT
01:59 - 36.420 MARKET AND LEVERT'S ITSELF UP
01:59 - 38.160 TO HER FINANCIAL RISK, THERE'S
01:59 - 39.250 EVIDENCE ON THE RECORD THIS
01:59 - 40.510 CASE THE PPO WAS IN
01:59 - 42.180 THE MIDDLE ALL MAJOR
01:59 - 43.380 INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT
01:59 - 45.130 CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM AND IT
01:59 - 47.100 NEEDS THESE EQUITY INFUSIONS
01:59 - 47.350 FROM
01:59 - 49.570 ITS PARENT. THIS TRANSACTION AT
01:59 - 51.240 THE TOP IT WILL PRODUCE THOSE
01:59 - 53.650 BENEFITS TO PPL AND
01:59 - 55.780 THAT IS BUT THAT WHICH REPAIRS
01:59 - 57.080 IN TERMS OF LOWER RATES
01:59 - 59.700 THOUGH THE TO FINANCE ITS
01:59 - 01.280 OPERATIONS AND SO THERE IS A
02:00 - 02.600 PUBLIC BENEFIT HERE WE THINK
02:00 - 04.480 AND WE MADE ALL THAT THE RECORD
02:00 - 06.470 AND THE COMMISSION SAID IT'S
02:00 - 08.710 NOT ENOUGH TO BE A SUBSTANTIAL
02:00 - 09.930 AFFIRMATIVE PUBLIC BENEFIT.
02:00 - 12.370 >>MR. WHAT DO YOU WANT THE
02:00 - 16.100 COURT TO DO. YOU WANT RE MAN.
02:00 - 19.000 >>FIRST
02:00 - 20.610 AND WELL IF YOU'RE.
02:00 - 21.070 >>WHO WITH.
02:00 - 24.130 >>I REALLY DEPEND ON THE GROUND
02:00 - 24.490 FOR THE
02:00 - 29.000 YOU DON'T WANT A FEW RIVER TYNE
02:00 - 29.230 AND.
02:00 - 34.220 >>FINDING THE CERTIFICATE OF
02:00 - 36.080 PUBLIC CONVENIENCE WAS REQUIRED
02:00 - 37.440 AND IN THAT INSTANCE THERE
02:00 - 38.800 WOULD BE NO NEED FOR A REMAND
02:00 - 40.780 AND WE WANT YOUR REVERSED.
02:00 - 42.870 COMMISSION APPLIED THE WRONG
02:00 - 44.980 STANDARD AND IN THAT INSTANCE,
02:00 - 46.570 THE CASE WOULD BE REMANDED BACK
02:00 - 47.510 TO THE COMMISSION FOR
02:00 - 49.020 DETERMINATION AND A PATIENT
02:00 - 49.620 PERSON.
02:00 - 53.530 >>THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK