KING

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By (13 total)

• United States v. W. Elec. Co., 900 F.2d 283 (D.C. Cir. 1990)
  …n we defer to agency interpretations of their own ambiguous statutes, Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. NRDC, 467 U.S. 837, 104 S.Ct. 2778, 81 L.Ed.2d 694 (1984), or of contracts, National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. v. FERC, 811 F. 2d 1563 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 869, 108 S.Ct. 200, 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987), we do so on the assumption that Congress delegated to departments or agencies the reconciliation of agency policies implicated in that function — institutional concerns not present when we review district court…
• Panhandle E. Pipe Line Co. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n, 881 F.2d 1101 (D.C. Cir. 1989)
  …analyze contracts,” and because the Commission has superior technical expertise. Tarpon Transmission Co. v. FERC, 860 F. 2d 439, 441-42 (D.C.Cir.1988) (citing National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. v. FERC, 811 F. 2d 1563, 1569-70 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 869, 108 S.Ct. 200, 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987)). Nonetheless, courts continue to play a “vital role” in ensuring that FERC’s contract interpretations are “amply supported both factually and legally.” Id. at 442 (quoting Vermont Dep’t of Pub. Serv. v. FERC, 8…
• Associated GAS Distribs. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n (D.D.C. 1989)
  …s to the original agreement. Although the Commission correctly asserts that it is entitled to deference in the interpretation of settlement agreements before it, National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. v. FERC, 811 F. 2d 1563, 1569 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 869, 108 S.Ct. 200, 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987), the Commission is obligated to provide us with a reasoned and consistent explanation to which we can defer. See Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Ass’n v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co., 463 U.S. 29, 43,103 S.Ct. 2856,…