( October 21, 2026, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A Pacific Gas and Electric consumer has again failed to overcome Noerr-Pennington immunity in his US antitrust case against PG&E, its president, Southern California Edison, and San Diego Gas & Electric, according to a California federal judge. US District Judge P. Casey Pitts granted a motion to dismiss, finding that the second amended complaint does not plausibly establish that the utilities’ position on the relevant rulemaking was objectively baseless, and even if it did, it fails to plausibly allege that they sought to use the rulemaking process to harm consumers or competitors’ interests.See attached file. ...
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