SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of
earliest event reported): February 18, 1994
GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Pennsylvania 1-6047 13-5516589
(State or other (Commission (IRS employer
jurisdiction of file number) identification no.)
incorporation)
100 Interpace Parkway, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (201) 263-6500
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
As previously reported, approximately 2,100 claims for
alleged personal injury relating to the 1979 TMI-2 accident are
pending against the Company and its subsidiaries before Judge
Rambo in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of
Pennsylvania. On February 18, 1994, Judge Rambo denied the
defendant's motion for summary judgment and ruled that the
plaintiffs' claims for punitive damages are not barred by the
Price-Anderson Act, as amended in 1988, to the extent that the
funds to pay punitive damages do not come from the United States
Treasury.
In a second ruling on that date, Judge Rambo denied the
defendants' motion for summary judgment seeking dismissal of all
cases on the grounds that the defendants complied with applicable
safety standards regarding permissible releases from TMI-2.
Although the court ruled that the defendants' duty of care was
governed by applicable federal standards, and not standards of
state tort law, the Judge held that there was a dispute as to a
material fact--namely, whether the radiation and emissions
released exceeded the federal standard--that could not be
resolved on a motion for summary judgment.
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SIGNATURE
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934, THE REGISTRANT HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REPORT TO BE
SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED THEREUNTO DULY
AUTHORIZED.
GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORPORATION
By:______________________________
Don W. Myers, Vice President
and Treasurer
Date: February 28, 1994
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