Zachs v. Department of Public Utilities

How courts have described this case

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• holding that plaintiffs claim for loss of consortium is separate and distinct from spouse’s malpractice claim for purposes of applying insurance policy limitations
• “administrative agencies have broad discretion over procedural aspects of matters before them,” including “decision whether to reopen [closed] hearings”
• in making finding on public convenience and necessity, department of public utilities could rely on finding made in prior department decision regarding benefits of increased competition in radio paging market
• “administrative agencies have broad discretion over procedural aspects of matters before them”
• \administrative agencies have broad discretion over procedural aspects of matters before them\
• “[T]he phrase 'public convenience and necessity1 is a term of art that stands for the general notion of ‘public interest.’ Other courts have agreed that the phrase is simply a conclusory symbol for public benefit, good, or interest.” (citations omitted

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