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City Attorney sues gas companies; council approves contingency contract for antitrust case
Summary
City Attorney James Hahn announced a civil lawsuit alleging a conspiracy among major gas companies; the council approved hiring a private law firm on a 15% contingency to pursue damages under California antitrust and unfair competition laws.
City Attorney James Hahn announced that the City of Los Angeles has filed an antitrust/unfair business-practices action alleging a conspiracy by major natural gas suppliers to limit competition, and the City Council approved a contingency contract with the private law firm Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack to assist in the litigation.
Hahn told the council that evidence indicates executives from Southern California Gas Co., San Diego Gas & Electric and El Paso Natural Gas met in 1996 and agreed not to compete in Southern California and Baja California…
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