Legal Opinion
Richards v. Direct Energy Services, LLC
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided August 4, 2015No. Case No. 3:14-cv-1724 (VAB)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS
VICTOR A. BOLDEN, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Mr. Gary W. Richards, filed this Complaint against Direct Energy Services, LLC (“DES”), asserting claims that arise out of DES’s business of supplying electricity to residential customers. Compl. ¶¶2-3, ECF No. 1. Mr. Richards alleges that DES attracted new customers by promising low rates on electricity and subsequently charged exorbitant prices, not reasonably related to the market rate. Id. ¶¶ 2-6. He claims that, in' doing so, DES engaged in unfair and deceptive trade practices, in violation of the state…
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