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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 received anything yet. Was this another scam?
as always in America seems anymore, I love my country,but the victim pays instead of the criminal is there any justice? we should get something since they bilked us for our hard earned cash.
In the case docs it shows that the lawyers and people named in the suit were requesting payment 10 days after final judgement was ordered! Glad to know the people who suffered because of this company still dont have answers. This is insane they could at least let us know what is going on!!!
I filed a claim before the deadline back in 2017, hoping to hear when we may receive payment. I still have starion as a supplier since June 2014 and want to know if I should get a new supplier. Didn’t want to cancel them and screw this settlement up. Thanks
It is June 25th 2018 and not only do we have no compensation we do not even have a considerate explanation as to why we’ve been put on such a long delay! What is going on?
It’s a week before fathers day . No check yet . 6/9/18 . Would be nice too see one next week . To all the dads out there happy fathers day .
Prayed on senior citizens and still no payout status update.
we got bilked in heating bills when do we get our checks.
May n still nothing!!
Tax deadline has past. Can we get our checks now ! Its 4/17/ 18 already . What is the hold up ?