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IN RE: FIRSTENERGY CORPORATION

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Oct 3, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS and REPLY: Robert J. Giuffra, Jr., David M.J. Rein, SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP, New York, New York, Morgan L. Ratner, SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner.

Attorneys 2: ON RESPONSE: Jason Forge, ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP, San Diego, California, for Respondents Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, et al.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: John S. Williams, WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP, Washington, D.C., Eric C. Chaffee, CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Cleveland, Ohio, Roy T. Englert, Jr., Matthew M. Madden, Mark H. Russell, KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP, Washington, D.C., Jonathan M. Redgrave, REDGRAVE LLP, Chantilly, Virginia, for Amici Curiae.

Judge(s): SUTTON, Chief Judge; BATCHELDER and NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio at Columbus

PER CURIAM. FirstEnergy Corporation undertook two internal investigations after the federal government brought charges against former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, because the charges implicated FirstEnergy in a bribery scheme related to the passage of Ohio House Bill 6. Soon after, shareholders sued FirstEnergy in a securities class action and sought the fruits of those investigations during discovery. The district court ordered their production, prompting FirstEnergy’s petition for a writ of mandamus. We grant the petition and vacate the district court’s production order.

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