Legal Opinion
Bellermann v. Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 29, 2016No. SJC 11979PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuffly, J.
In Bellermann v. Fitchburg Gas & Elec. Light Co., 470 Mass. 43 (2014) (Bellermann I), we affirmed a Superior Court judge’s denial of a motion for class certification of residential and business customers of the defendant, Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company (FG&E). 3 In that case, the plaintiffs, who lost electric power during a major winter ice storm in 2008 that struck significant portions of the northeast (Winter Storm 2008), sought class certification under G. L. c. 93A, §§ 9 (2) and 11, for themselves and other users of electricity who were injured by FG&E’s assertedly inadequate…
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