Monday, August 14, 2023

Ohio Electricity Litigation Settlement Distribution Payouts

Customers of First Energy Ohio today received an email with the subject Ohio Electricity Litigation: Your Digital Payment is Ready stating the distribution of settlement fund against Smith v. FirstEnergy Corp., et al., Case No. 2:20-cv-3755.

For a background, this is based out of two class action lawsuits against FirstEnergy and Energy Harbor, alleging that they engaged in a bribery scheme to pass a law that increased electricity rates for some Ohio residents. The lawsuits have reached a settlement of $49 million for the affected customers. Customers who have paid any rates or fees under Ohio House Bill 6 ("HB 6") from January 1, 2020 to June 22, 2022 to Toledo Edison, Cleveland Electric, or Ohio Edison, may be eligible for a payment out of this settlement.

The official website for the class action lawsuit is here.

Below is the text of the email.

Ohio Electricity Litigation settlement distribution email

Getting the payment involves clicking on a button to receive a Virtual Prepaid Mastercard which can be added to your preferred digital wallet (Google Pay, Apple Pay, and Samsung Pay).

Virtual Prepaid Mastercard


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