Energy

Calpine Corp Merger Unfair Compensation and Misleading Proxy Statement Class Action

In the proposed merger between Calpine Corporation and Energy Capital Partners, the complaint for this class action alleges, shareholders are being offered only “a measly 5% premium for their shares” as the result of a “flawed sales process.” The complaint claims that the Proxy Statement filed for the merger does not provide all inputs, choices,  Read more

City of Los Angeles Electrical Surcharge Settlement

This settlement resolves a class action with the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), and the LADWP board of Water and Power Commissioners. The complaint alleged that electrical rates included an 8% surcharge to fund transfers to the city’s Reserve Fund, and that the surcharge is actually a  Read more

Arc Logistics Partners Sale Proxy Statement Omissions Lawsuit

The complaint for this case alleges that the Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the proposed sale of Arc Logistics Partners (ALP) to a number of other entities omits material information that shareholders need in order assess their interests and vote on the transaction. This lawsuit is not a class  Read more

Dergulated Energy Deceptive Marketing by New Companies Investigation

When Emily Fishman got a call from Tiger Natural Gas offering her purportedly cheaper gas for her home, she thought it would be a good idea to sign up. After a number of months with Tiger, however, she found that she was paying roughly double what she’d been paying with her old utility. Fishman filed  Read more

AmeriGas Propane Fuel Recovery Fees Settlement

AmeriGas has decided to settle a class action alleging that it violated Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act in the way it charged fuel recovery fee. The complaint claimed that the fee is deceptive because it does not bear a relationship to AmeriGas’s real fuel costs.   Read more

SolarCity English-Language Contract California Class Action

Plaintiff Armida Guzman had a talk about solar panels at her home with the salesman from SolarCity Corporation. According to the complaint, the salesman told Guzman that her electricity bill would decrease if she installed solar panels on her home. Since Guzman only speaks Spanish, the complaint says, the salesman told her all this in  Read more

Natural Gas Antitrust Settlement, Part One

Four defendants have agreed to a settlement in a larger antitrust class action that alleges that natural gas companies conspired to manipulate the price of natural gas for commercial or industrial buyers in Kansas, Missouri, and Wisconsin between January 1, 2000 and October 31, 2002. The companies that have agreed to this settlement are as  Read more

Natural Gas Antitrust Settlement, Part Two

Two more defendants have agreed to a settlement in a larger antitrust class action that alleges that natural gas companies conspired to manipulate the price of natural gas for commercial or industrial buyers in Kansas, Missouri, and Wisconsin between January 1, 2000 and October 31, 2002. The companies that have agreed to this settlement are  Read more

Pennsylvania Gas & Electric Settlement

Pennsylvania Gas & Electric has agreed to settle a class action that alleges that it did not treat its electricity customers fairly when it imposed significant rate increases. The complaint alleged that the company’s acts and omissions related to its activities in supplying electricity to consumers in Pennsylvania constituted a breach of contract as well  Read more