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Village of Deerfield Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Commonwealth EdisonOn April 17, 2008 the Village of Deerfield filed a class action lawsuit against Commonwealth Edison at the Lake County Circuit Court in Waukegan. Despite continued pressure by the elected officials and Village staff that ComEd make system upgrades in Deerfield, the community has suffered 82,347 individual customer power outages during 1,377 separate electric failures since 2000. According to ComEd's own figures, only 13% of these outages were weather-related. To add to that, four circuits that serve this community are among the 1% worst performing circuits in the entire ComEd system. The prolonged outages that many experienced in August 2007 only underscored the significant system problems in this community that have been plaguing residents and businesses for several years.The class action lawsuit filed in Lake County Circuit Court charges that ComEd violated the Illinois Public Utilities Act and their franchise agreement with Deerfield and its residents and businesses by failing to provide adequate and reliable electric service and failing to maintain infrastructure necessary to provide that service. It calls for compensation for actual damages as well as punitive damages for ComEd's willful refusal to repair and maintain its electrical systems and circuits. The suit's objective is to have the electric distribution system in Deerfield fixed by ComEd and maintained to provide safe and reliable service. Residents and businesses that wish to reach out the Village for more information may contact the Village Manager's Office at 847/719-7400 or via email at deermail@deerfield-il.org.
Filing - Class Action Lawsuit
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