Plaintiffs' court exhibit showing example of graffiti in Houston criticizing CenterPoint Energy. Credit: Plaintiffs' screenshot of KPRC2 news report. CenterPoint Energy Asks for MDL to Stay Proposed Class Actions
The petition was filed Wednesday, two days after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced his office opened an investigation into the company for potential violations of Texas law relating to its conduct during Hurricane Beryl.
August 16, 2024 at 06:57 PM
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Public Utilities
What You Need to Know
- Faced with a series of petitions for class actions because of the massive Hurricane Beryl power outage, CenterPoint is seeking transfer to an MDL pretrial court.
- CenterPoint seeks stays of action in four Harris County district court cases and anticipates more lawsuits.
- Two days before the motion to transfer and petition for stays, the state attorney general announced an investigation.
CenterPoint Energy Inc. and its Houston subsidiary approached the Texas Supreme Court this week to request stays on several class action petitions related to hurricane-related power outages.
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