Duke Energy Progress, LLC v. 3M Company, et al

Filing 1204

JUDGMENT - IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED in accordance with the court's orders entered February 1, 2013 and April 30, 2013, for the reasons set forth more specifically therein, that defendant Georgia Power Company's Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED, plaintiffs' cross-motions for summary judgment are DENIED, and the Motion for Entry of Judgment under Rule 54(b) as to Georgia Power Company filed by claimants Consolidation Coal Company and PCS Phosphate Company, Inc. is GRANTED. All claims against defendant Georgia Power Company in the current litigation have been disposed. Signed by Julie A. Richards, Clerk of Court on 05/01/2013. (Baker, C.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION

CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT
COMPANY, doing business as Progress
Energy Carolinas, Inc.,
Plaintiff,
v.
UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY;
AMERICAN ELECTRIC
CORPORATION; TOWN OF
BLACKSTONE, VIRGINIA; BONNER
ELECTRIC, INC.; CHEVRON MINING,
INC., as successor-in-interest to Pittsburg
& Midway Coal Mining Company;
COHEN AND GREEN SALVAGE
COMPANY, INC.; OWEN ELECTRIC
STEEL COMPANY OF SOUTH
CAROLINA and/or SMI-OWEN STEEL
COMPANY, INC. and/or SMI STEEL, an
Alabama corporation operating a steel
plant in Cayce, South Carolina and/or
Commercial Metals Company as
successors in interest to SMI Steel doing
business as CMC Steel South Carolina;
COOPER INDUSTRIES, INC., as
successor-in-interest for Abex Friction
Products Division of Abex, Inc; COTTER
ELECTRIC COMPANY; CITY OF
DOVER, DELAWARE; ENDICOTT
CLAY PRODUCTS COMPANY;
HAGERSTOWN LIGHT
DEPARTMENT; HUNTSVILLE
UTILITIES; JET ELECTRIC MOTOR
CO., INC.; KELLY GENERATOR &
EQUIPMENT, INC. and/or KELLY
ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION, INC.
f/k/a KELLY & BISHOP ELECTRICAL
CONSTRUCTION, INC.

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JUDGMENT
No. 5:08-CV-460-FL

and/or JOHN E. KELLY & SONS
ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION, INC.;
LAFARGE MID-ATLANTIC, LLC ,
and/or LAFARGE MID-ATLANTIC, INC.
AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO OR
REDLAND GENSTAR, INC. AND
GENSTART STONE PRODUCTS, INC.;
LEWIS ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO., INC.;
CITY OF MASCOUTAH, ILLINOIS; M-P
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.;
NEW SOUTHERN OF ROCKY MOUNT,
INC.; NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AND CONSUMER SERVICES; P.C.
CAMPANA, INC.; PHOENIX
SOLUTIONS COMPANY, as successor in
interest to Plasma Energy Company;
SURRY-YADKIN ELECTRIC
MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION;
TENNESSEE ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC,
INC. OR TENNESSEE ASSOCIATED
ELECTRIC, also known as Tennessee
Associated Electric Holdings, Inc.;
VENTECH ENGINEERS, INC., and/or
VENTECH PROCESS EQUIPMENT,
INC. and/or VENTECH EQUIPMENT
INC. and/or THE VENTECH
COMPANIES; W.R. SCHOFIELD
CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.; OWEN
ELECTRIC STEEL COMPANY OF
SOUTH CAROLINA; VEOLIA
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
WASTE-TO-ENERGY f/k/a
MONTENAY POWER CORPORATION;
INTERNATIONAL POWER
MACHINERY COMPANY; 3M
COMPANY; ALCAN PRIMARY
PRODUCTS CORPORATION; ALCOA,
INC.; AMERICAN SKIING COMPANY;
APOGEE COAL COMPANY, LLC;
APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY;
ARKEMA, INC., f/k/a Pennwalt
Corporation; ATLANTIC CITY
ELECTRIC COMPANY; BALTIMORE
GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY;

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BASF CORPORATION; BASSET
FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC.;
BAYER CROPSCIENCE, INC.;
BEDFORD RURAL ELECTRIC
COOPERATIVE, INC.; BLUE RIDGE
ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.;
BROAD RIVER ELECTRIC
COOPERATIVE, INC.; BRUCEMERRILEES ELECTRIC COMPANY;
BUIST ELECTRIC, INC.; CAPE
HATTERAS ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP
CORPORATION; CARGILL,
INCORPORATED; CARLISLE SYNTEC
INCORPORATED; CARR AND DUFF,
INC.; CATERPILLAR, INC.; CBS
CORPORATION; UNITED STATES
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY;
UNITED STATES DEFENSE
LOGISTICS AGENCY; UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE
ARMY; UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY;
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES
CORPORATION; UNIVERSITY OF
NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL;
VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER
COMPANY (VEPCO); VULCAN
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS,
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; WARREN
ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.;
WARTBURG COLLEGE;
WASHINGTON SUBURBAN
SANITARY COMMISSION; WEST
PENN POWER COMPANY;
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY;
CENTRAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL;
CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
CORPORATION; CHERRY HOSPITAL;
CHRISTUS HEALTH; CLEVELAND
ELECTRIC COMPANY; COGENTRIX
ENERGY, LLC; CONOCOPHILLIPS
COMPANY; CONSOLIDATION COAL
COMPANY; CONSUMERS ENERGY
COMPANY; COOPER TIRE &

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RUBBER COMPANY; CSX RESIDUAL
COMPANY; DANNY CORPORATION;
DEAN’S LIGHT BOX, INC.;
DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT
COMPANY; DIXON LUMBER
COMPANY, INC.; DOMTAR PAPER
COMPANY, LLC; DOREY ELECTRIC
COMPANY; DUKE ENERGY
CAROLINAS, LLC; DEQUESNE LIGHT
COMPANY; EAST KENTUCKY
POWER COOPERATIVE, INC.;
ELECTRIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT
CO.; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT
CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA;
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SERVICES, INC.; ERACHEM
COMILOG, INC.; FLORIDA POWER &
LIGHT COMPANY; FOREMOST
ELECTRIC & TRANSMISSION, INC.;
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS
CORPORATION; FURMAN
UNIVERSITY; G&S MOTOR
EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC.;
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY;
GENERAL EXTRUSIONS, INC.;
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY; GKN
DRIVELINE NORTH AMERICAN, INC.;
GLADIEUX TRADING & MARKETING
CO., LP, and/or LIMITED
CORPORATION; GLENWOOD
RESOLUTION AUTHORITY, INC.;
GREEN CIRCLE GROWERS, INC.;
GREENWOOD MILLS, INC.;
GUERNSEY-MUSKINGUM ELECTRIC
COOPERATIVE INC.; HAINES AND
KIBBLEHOUSE, INC.; THE
HOLLADAY CORPORATION, a/k/a
Holladay Property Services Midwest, Inc.;
HUDSON LIGHT AND POWER
DEPARTMENT; IES COMMERCIAL,
INC., and/or INTEGRATED
ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC.;
IMERYS CARBONATES, LLC;

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INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY;
INTERTAPE POLYMER GROUP, INC.;
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA;
JESSOP STEEL, LLC; KINGSPORT
POWER COMPANY; KOBE COPPER
PRODUCTS, INC.; KOCH INDUSTRIES,
INC.; KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL, INC.;
CITY OF LAKELAND, FLORIDA;
LOCKWOOD’S ELECTRIC MOTOR
SERVICE; TOWN OF LOUISBURG,
NORTH CAROLINA; LWB
REFRACTORIES COMPANY; MARTIN
MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC.;
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY;
MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY;
NIAGRA MOHAWK POWER
CORPORATION; N.L. INDUSTRIES,
INC.; NORFOLK SOUTHERN
RAILWAY COMPANY; NORTH
CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY;
NORTH GEORGIA ELECTRIC
MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION;
HUNTINGTON INGALLS
INCORPORATED.; NUCOR
CORPORATION; O’BERRY NEUROMEDICAL CENTER; OCCIDENTAL
CHEMICAL CORPORATION; PACTIV
CORPORATION; PALMETTO
ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.; PCS
PHOSPHATE COMPANY, INC.;
PHARMACIA CORPORATION;
POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER
COMPANY; PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.;
PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES
CORPORATION; ROYAL STREET
JUNK COMPANY, INC.; SANTEE
ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.;
SARA LEE CORPORATION; SONOCO
PRODUCTS COMPANY; SOUTH
CENTRAL POWER COMPANY;
SOUTHLAND ELECTRICAL SUPPLY,
INC.; ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER,
INC; SUMTER ELECTRIC

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COOPERATIVE, INC., a/k/a SECO
Energy; T AND R ELECTRIC SUPPLY
COMPANY, INC.; TENNESSEE
ELECTRO-MINERALS, INC.;
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY;
TRAP ROCK, INC.; TREDEGAR FILM
PRODUCTS CORPORATION; TRISTATE ARMATURE & ELECTRICAL
WORKS, INC.; UNIMIN
CORPORATION; UNION CARBIDE
CORPORATION; UNITED STATES AIR
FORCE; VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES WASTE-TO-ENERGY f/k/a
MONTENAY POWER CORPORATION;
and, SALES TRANSACTION
DEFENDANTS LIAISON,
Defendants.

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Decision by Court.
This action came before the Honorable Louise W. Flanagan, United States District Judge, for
consideration of defendant Georgia Power Company’s Motion for Summary Judgment, plaintiffs’
Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment, and the Motion for Entry of Judgment under Rule 54(b) as
to Georgia Power Company filed by defendants Consolidation Coal Company and PCS Phosphate
Company, Inc.
IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED in accordance with the court’s orders entered
February 1, 2013 and April 30, 2013, for the reasons set forth more specifically therein, that
defendant Georgia Power Company’s Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED, plaintiffs’
cross-motions for summary judgment are DENIED, and the Motion for Entry of Judgment under
Rule 54(b) as to Georgia Power Company filed by claimants Consolidation Coal Company and PCS
Phosphate Company, Inc. is GRANTED. All claims against defendant Georgia Power Company in
the current litigation have been disposed.
This Judgment Filed and Entered on May 1, 2013, and Copies To:
All Counsel of Record (via CM/ECF electronic notification)
May 1, 2013

JULIE A. RICHARDS, CLERK
/s/ Christa N. Baker
(By) Christa N. Baker, Deputy Clerk