(Springfield, IL) — A federal appellate court judge is dismissing a 150-million-dollar class action lawsuit against ComEd and its parent company. Bloomberg reports the suit was filed over a bribery scandal involving former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. A group of Illinois consumers wanted ComEd to reimburse Illinois residents for electricity rates that were raised following its participation in the bribery scheme. The judge ruled that paying a state’s required utility rate isn’t a recognizable injury for a damage claim.
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