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Starion Energy Inc. and related entities Starion Energy NY Inc. and Starion Energy PA Inc. have agreed to settle a class action lawsuit challenging the electricity supply rates charged to their variable rate customers.
If you were a customer of Starion Energy’s variable rate electricity supply services through May 24, 2017, you may be entitled to a cash payment from the Starion Energy class action settlement.
The Starion Energy class action lawsuit was filed in January 2017 by plaintiff Lydia Gruber, who alleges Starion falsely claimed that its variable rate for electricity supply services would reflect the cost of electricity “obtained from all sources” by Starion.
Gruber says that this contractual representation suggests that Starion’s price for variable rate electricity would fluctuate based on the cost of procuring the electricity, meaning the price would increase and decrease according to the market rates.
However, Starion allegedly failed to decrease its variable rate when the wholesale market rates decreased, and routinely charged its variable rate customers as much as five times the market rate, according to the Starion Energy class action lawsuit.
“Through this scheme, Starion subjects consumers to consistent and unlawful ‘heads I win, tails you lose’ pricing,” Gruber alleges in the Starion Energy class action lawsuit.
Starion Energy denies the allegations and maintains it did nothing wrong. However, it has agreed to settle the variable rate electricity supply class action lawsuit to avoid the burden and expense of ongoing litigation.
The Starion Energy class action settlement was preliminarily approved on May 24, 2017.
Class Members who wish to opt out of or object to the Starion Energy settlement must do so no later than Oct. 23, 2017.
Who’s Eligible
Class Members of the Starion Energy settlement include all individual residential and small business consumers enrolled in a Starion variable rate electric plan in connection with a property located in Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio or Pennsylvania from 2010 through May 24, 2017.
Potential Award
Varies.
Claimants will be eligible to receive a share of the settlement fund based on the power they used in each “Eligible Month,” which will be based upon a calculation of the months in which Starion’s electricity sales exceeded its total costs plus margin. Damages will be determined on an individual basis to determine how much payment each Class Member will receive.
NOTE: Claimants whose calculated loss totals are less than $3 will not receive payment from the Starion Energy class action settlement.
Proof of Purchase
Class Members must provide the electric utility account number for the account that was enrolled in Starion Energy’s variable rate electricity supply services during the Class Period.
Claim Form
Claim Form Deadline
10/30/2017
Case Name
Lydia Gruber v. Starion Energy Inc., et al., Case No. X03-HHD-CV-17-6075408-S, in the State of Connecticut Superior Court, Judicial District of Hartford
Final Hearing
11/13/2017
UPDATE: The Starion Energy Variable Rate Electricity Class Action Settlement was granted final approval on November 13, 2017. Let Top Class Actions know when you receive a check in the comments section below or on our Facebook page.
UPDATE 2: On October 25, 2018, Top Class Actions viewers started receiving checks in the mail worth as much as $53.71, Congratulations to everyone who filed a claim and got PAID!
Settlement Website
Claims Administrator
Gruber v. Starion Energy Claims Administrator
Kurtzman Carson Consultants
P.O. Box 43034
Providence, RI 02940-3034
1-844-540-6004
Class Counsel
Robert A. Izard
Craig A. Raabe
Seth R. Klein
IZARD KINDALL & RAABE LLP
Jeremy Heisler
Andrew Melzer
Michael Palmer
David Tracey
SANFORD HEISLER SHARP LLP
Defense Counsel
Keith E. Smith
Charles A. Zdebski
ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT LLC
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62 thoughts onStarion Energy Variable Rate Electricity Class Action Settlement
I have not heard anything from Starion and I was paying the highest bills ever until I quit Starion. I would like to get some compensation for their dishonest practices. Where is the money they agreed to settle with?
Haven’t heard anything yet
I think we should all get together and investigate what is going on with this suit. It seems like we were all being used so they could get the number of plaintiffs to file suit against Starion Energy. We need to start in Massachusetts where the suit was finalized and move forward from there. We deserve to be compensated for being ripped off by Starion Energy as well, even if we have to file suit against them.
I haven’t even cancelled starion from my electric bill in fear that I won’t get anything out of it but I guess I will have to because my bill is way too high! ?
Yes the the final approval on the case was November 13th and we still haven’t heard anything about the settlement agreement yet. The claims administrators haven’t been responding to anymore comments and the telephone number just goes to voicemail.
I gave my information. I still have not heard any kind of response regarding the law suit. I still have not received any pay outs. I decided to look up information. I ended up here. Was this law suit a joke? Did my electricity company get the pay out? Why didn’t any one receive anything. Its 2018.
I have not received my check yet or a email regarding any information when they will be sent out.
I haven’t seen a check yet! I was emailed in January saying I should see it by the end of March!
I have not received any information regarding the Starion Energy Variable Rate Electricity Class Action Settlement. I also have not received any check.
March 2 and my taxes was back, must be at the printers and they ran out of ink . No doe as of today !
Carmen Rodriguez
i haven’t heard nothing yet, not even a letter, or a phone call.
Nothing yet!.