COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Coldwater City Attorney Megan Angell warned the Coldwater City Council on Monday night that a Detroit area law firm may file a class action lawsuit against the city over utility rates charged by the Coldwater B.P.U..
She said the Royal Oak law firm of Kickham Hanley made a Freedom of Information Act request a couple of weeks ago.
Angell said the law firm is looking at rates that are somehow really taxes and that all of the lawsuits filed were against municipal utilities.
She said bottom line, customers will get very little money from a legal victory.
Angell expected the law firm will send out post cards to utility customers which tells them they are being overcharged and that they will represent them in a lawsuit.
Council Member Jim Knaack told Angell the law firm takes advantage of utility customers who may not be media savvy.
Angell said they don’t know for sure what they are going to do with the information that has been provided to the law firm through the Freedom of Information Act.
No formal action was taken by the Council on Monday night.
Comments