[ noun ] (law) a party who interposes in a pending proceeding <noun.person>
Mr. Shames of Utility Consumers' Action Network says that "with intervenor compensation, you become very secretive and territorial about what you disclose to the Public Staff."
Claims are paid only after the commission has completed the case, and only if the intervenor has made a contribution deemed significant, singular and accepted as part of a formal rate decision.
In the ruling, the state's highest court said it would look into issues raised by would-be intervenor Louis J. Franz of Star City.
The group widens its push to seven states from two in 1986, but picks its fights because of the high cost of being an intervenor.