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  1. May 17, 2024

    Judge Reluctantly Dismisses FirstEnergy Shareholder Suit

    An Ohio federal judge said Friday that he had no other choice but to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit filed against scandal-plagued utility FirstEnergy Corp., though his reluctance to do so was underscored by a lament that a $180 million settlement brokered in another courtroom left a "shroud of darkness" over a $1 billion bribery scandal. 

  2. October 02, 2023

    FirstEnergy Derivative Suit Paused Over Objector's Appeal

    An Ohio federal judge paused a derivative shareholder suit brought against FirstEnergy Corp. over its $1 billion bribery scandal, telling the parties that his jurisdiction over their claims hinges on the result of a Sixth Circuit appeal brought by an investor who objected to a $180 million settlement in a parallel case.

  3. December 21, 2022

    The Largest Securities Settlements Announced In 2022

    From a billion-dollar deal in Delaware to a hard-fought battle over a bribery scandal involving Ohio's legislature, securities litigators secured big settlements this year that sprang from both class actions and derivative suits, with a high number of resolutions occurring in Delaware Chancery Court.

  4. August 22, 2022

    Boies Conflict Letter In FirstEnergy Case Released By Judge

    An Ohio federal judge on Monday rebuffed accusations that he improperly withheld documents from lawyers involved in a lawsuit revolving around a FirstEnergy Corp. bribery scandal, saying that his battle with COVID-19 prevented him from revealing that Boies Schiller Flexner LLP withdrew its request to take over the case due to a possible conflict.

  5. August 15, 2022

    CORRECTED: 2 Firms To Lead FirstEnergy Shareholder Suit

    An Ohio federal judge on Monday appointed the law firms of Markovits Stock & Demarco LLC and Abraham Fruchter & Twersky LLC to lead a derivates suit over FirstEnergy Corp.'s billion-dollar bailout and bribery scandal.

  6. July 26, 2022

    David Boies Wants To Take Over FirstEnergy Shareholder Suit

    Famed litigator David Boies has pitched his law firm, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, as one of several candidates looking to take over a derivative shareholder suit against FirstEnergy Corp. after a federal judge accused the original firms of failing to prosecute the case and said he would appoint new counsel.

  7. July 22, 2022

    FirstEnergy Directors Fight Atty Fees In $180M Settlement

    A group of independent directors appointed to the board of FirstEnergy Corp. in the wake of a $1 billion bribery scandal said in a Thursday court filing that attorneys representing company shareholders shouldn't get to claim a full 27% of a $180 million settlement because they weren't alone in working to improve the company.

  8. July 15, 2022

    CORRECTED: FirstEnergy Bribery Suit To Get New Lead Attys

    An Ohio federal judge seemingly frustrated by an attempt to throw out a derivatives suit over FirstEnergy Corp.'s billion-dollar bailout and bribery scandal has told lawyers representing a company shareholder this week that he plans to replace them with new counsel. Correction: A previous version of the article incorrectly stated that current attorneys had been dismissed from the suit. The error has been corrected.

  9. July 08, 2022

    FirstEnergy Corp. Investor Attys Seek $48M In Fees

    Attorneys for FirstEnergy Corp. shareholders have asked an Ohio federal judge to approve their requested $48.6 million in attorney fees and give final approval to a $180 million settlement to end litigation over the company's billion-dollar nuclear energy bailout bribery scandal.

  10. July 06, 2022

    FirstEnergy Investors Lose Bid To Get Bribe Suit Tossed

    FirstEnergy Corp. shareholders were dealt another setback in trying to finalize a $180 million settlement when an Ohio federal judge rejected a joint bid to toss a suit over the company's billion-dollar nuclear energy bailout bribery scandal, saying the parties did not properly notify shareholders about their dismissal bid and seem to be forum shopping for settlement approval.

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