[Download] "Newman v. State Personnel Board" by Third Appellate District Court of Appeal of California # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Newman v. State Personnel Board
- Author : Third Appellate District Court of Appeal of California
- Release Date : January 17, 1992
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 66 KB
Description
This case involves a lawsuit by a number of individual consumers and corporate sales agents, including Cellular Plus, Inc., and others (Cellular Plus), against the two licensed providers of cellular telephone service in San Diego County. The trial court granted demurrers to causes of action for wholesale price fixing and retail price fixing under the Cartwright Act. Its decision apparently was based upon the fact the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) regulates the rates charged by the providers, so as to either preclude a violation of the Cartwright Act or require the causes to be brought before the PUC in the first instance. We conclude valid causes of action can be brought before the trial court for wholesale and retail price fixing despite the regulatory authority of the PUC, and accordingly we issue a writ of mandate and direct the court to try first the issue of liability. We further instruct the court to consider, before trying the issue of damages, whether and at what point a PUC determination must be obtained as to what lower rates it would have approved had application been made.