Texas Supreme Court partly sides with CenterPoint, other utilities in lawsuits over 2021 winter storm

Texas Supreme Court partly sides with Oncor, other utilities in lawsuits over 2021 winter storm

Individuals and businesses who sued Texas utility companies for cutting power during the deadly 2021 winter storm didn't adequately prove the companies' negligence, the court ruled Friday, but one of their claims can still move forward.

Texas Supreme Court partly sides with CenterPoint, other utilities in lawsuits over 2021 winter storm

Individuals and businesses who sued Texas utility companies for cutting power during the deadly 2021 winter storm didn't adequately prove the companies' negligence, the court ruled Friday, but one of their claims can still move forward.

SCOTX: Winter Storm Uri Lawsuits Seeking Billions of Dollars Narrowed But Still Alive - The Texas Lawbook

The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Winter Storm Uri lawsuits brought by thousands of individuals and small businesses against electric transmission and distribution utilities in Texas are legally flawed, but the justices allowed lawyers for the plaintiffs to amend their lawsuits to fix the legal issues and even provided a roadmap for their possible success. In a unanimous decision, the state’s highest court dismissed allegations of in…