A law firm “announced today that it has filed a class action lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas in Cuyahoga County, Ohio on behalf of all persons and entities residing in the United States who lost electrical power during the massive energy blackout that began on August 14, 2003.” (PR Newswire/Yahoo, Aug. 18). “The Great Blackout of 2003 is sure to generate countless lawsuits aimed at holding someone liable for the massive economic losses it caused – but experts said yesterday the only ones cashing in may be the lawyers.” (William Neuman, “Only Lawyers To Get a $$ Surge From Big Losses”, New York Post, Aug. 16; Adam Liptak, “Plaintiffs Face Hurdles Proving Liability”, New York Times, Aug. 15)(more on law firm Cauley Geller: Stephen Taub, “The Suing Game”, CFO.com, Jun. 15, 2001; Wesley Brown, “Predatory Law Firms Hover as Company Woes Are Made Public”, Northwest Arkansas Morning News, Dec. 23, 2001 (PDF first, second pages)).

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