R&B Attorney Stephan Blandin Discusses Class-Action Lawsuit Against ComEd with WTTW Chicago Tonight

Romanucci & Blandin founding partner Stephan Blandin addresses whether Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) customers could get reimbursed for ‘wrongfully inflated rates’ on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight program following the filing of a class-action lawsuit against ComEd on behalf of consumers and businesses.

ComEd must pay a $200 million fine to the federal government as part of its deal with the U.S. attorney’s office after admitting that some of its top executives actively engaged in bribery to help pass favorable legislation through Springfield, including a pair of laws that paved the way for rate increases.

According to the deferred prosecution agreement, ComEd benefited by at least $150 million through the scheme. Blandin says the attorneys want to determine the full extent of the profits from this admitted bribery scheme and ensure they are refunded to ratepayers. Romanucci & Blandin, LLC and DiCello Levitt Gutzler LLC filed the class-action lawsuit on July 27, 2020.