In re: FirstEnergy Corporation
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24-3654
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August 20, 2025
Investors Pan FirstEnergy's 'Unprecedented' Discovery Appeal
A group of FirstEnergy Corp. investors is urging the Sixth Circuit not to hear a dispute over their access to internal investigation documents produced in the wake of a $1 billion bribery scandal, saying the documents weren't privileged and that granting the appeal would be "unprecedented."
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August 07, 2025
6th Circ. Halts FirstEnergy Production Of Bribery Probe Docs
The Sixth Circuit on Thursday prevented shareholders of FirstEnergy Corp. from immediately accessing investigative documents prepared by BigLaw firms in the wake of a $1 billion bribery scandal, ruling that the utility company was likely to succeed in its claims that the disclosures were protected by attorney-client privilege.
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August 06, 2024
39 Law Firms Call On 6th Circ. To Reverse FirstEnergy Ruling
Dozens of law firms have signed on to an amicus curiae brief urging the Sixth Circuit to reverse a decision in a FirstEnergy shareholder litigation, the latest voices in the legal, insurance and business communities to call on the appellate court to reverse an Ohio federal judge's ruling they warn will threaten attorney-client privilege.
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August 02, 2024
BigLaw Insurer Calls FirstEnergy Ruling Threat To Privilege
The Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce threw their support Friday behind FirstEnergy's call for the Sixth Circuit to block investors' access to internal investigative documents produced by two BigLaw firms after a $1 billion bribery scandal became public.