United Airlines, Inc., et al v. FERC, et al

  1. July 01, 2016

    DC Circ. Nixes FERC Tax Allowance For Pipeline Partnership

    The D.C. Circuit scrapped an oil pipeline partnership's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission tax allowance that several airlines and oil companies had complained resulted in a double recovery for the pipeline's investors at ratepayers' expense, finding the agency did not justify the allowance.

  2. March 22, 2016

    Pipeline Given Windfall Under FERC Tax Plan, DC Circ. Told

    Several airlines and oil companies urged a D.C. Circuit panel Tuesday to nix the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's tax allowance for an oil pipeline partnership they complained results in a double recovery for the pipeline's investors at the expense of ratepayers and gives partnerships an advantage over corporations.

  3. January 20, 2016

    FERC Pipeline Tax Allowance Is A Double Tax, DC Circ. Hears

    A coalition of airlines and oil companies has attacked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's tax allowance for an oil pipeline partnership, telling the D.C. Circuit that taxes are already collected on partners' income and should not be factored into the pipeline's prices.

  4. November 18, 2015

    FERC Defends Pipeline Tax Allowance At DC Circ.

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission asked the D.C. Circuit to toss several airlines' challenge to an oil pipeline's tax allowance, saying Tuesday that circuit precedent backs FERC's policy of letting energy partnerships set rates high enough to recoup taxes.