Friday, December 2, 2005
Allied Universal Corp. v. Braulio L. Baez

no. 04-2329

Hillsborough County

Tampa Electric Co. gave a preferential electric rate to Odyssey Manufacturing Co. to operate a bleach plant but did not give Allied a comparable discount. Allied filed a petition alleging discrimination with the Public Service Commission. Allied and Tampa Electric reached a settlement agreement. But Allied later sued Odyssey, alleging Odyssey had interfered with Allied's plans to establish a similar bleach plant and profit from the settlement agreement with Tampa Electric. The PSC refused to hold an evidentiary hearing and Allied challenges that decision in the appeal to the Supreme Court.