Court: Reinstate Ohio suit alleging Duke kickbacks

Electricity   Electricity
By The Associated Press on June 4, 2012

A federal appeals court has ordered the reinstatement of a lawsuit accusing Duke Energy Corp. of paying kickbacks to Cincinnati-area companies to win their support for a 2004 electricity rate hike.

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati on Monday reversed a judge's 2009 decision dismissing the antitrust lawsuit filed on behalf of Ohio businesses and individuals. The three-judge appeals court panel says the judge incorrectly ruled that federal courts had no jurisdiction in the case.

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