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Frand v. First Energy Corp et al
Case Number:
2:20-cv-04287
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
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January 12, 2026
FirstEnergy Investors Again Push For Class Cert. In Bribe Suit
FirstEnergy Corp. investors have renewed their bid for class certification in Ohio federal court after the Sixth Circuit decertified the class and found that the district court applied the wrong legal standard, in a case accusing the utility company of bribing Ohio officials to secure a $1 billion bailout of a pair of nuclear plants.
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July 18, 2025
CORRECTION: FirstEnergy Investors File Unredacted Discovery Brief
Editor's note: An article published Friday incorrectly referred to a court filing as new. The filing, which was a motion to compel discovery, was originally made in July 2023, but with redactions. It was refiled Thursday with the redactions removed. The redacted material described memoranda sought by the plaintiffs in the matter, among other things. A special master granted the motion in November 2023, and a federal judge in April 2024 overruled objections to the special master's order.
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July 16, 2025
Ex-FirstEnergy Execs Can't Sway Judge With Jury-Taint Fears
An Ohio federal judge has rejected objections that former FirstEnergy Corp. executives facing criminal charges raised over recommended changes to a protective order in a securities class action against them and the company.
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July 12, 2024
FirstEnergy Denied 6th Circ. Appeal In Doc Dispute
Scandal-plagued utility company FirstEnergy Corp. lost another attempt to shield internal investigation documents from a class of investors as well as its former CEO on Friday when an Ohio federal judge denied the company's request to appeal the dispute to the Sixth Circuit on a "logically fallacious" premise.
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February 02, 2024
FirstEnergy Rips Investor Clarification Bid Amid Cert. Appeal
FirstEnergy Corp. told an Ohio federal judge that investors are making an "extraordinary" and "unprecedented" bid for clarification on a class certification ruling in their suit over the company's role in a high-profile bribery scandal, saying such a clarification in the middle of an ongoing appeal would require an unnecessary, additional round of briefing.