A state judge has declined to certify as a class action the lawsuit by a Staten Island attorney who claims damages from Consolidated Edison for post-traumatic stress, spoilage of food and the loss of services of a female friend due to the utility’s tardy restoration of power after Hurricane Sandy.
Staten Island Supreme Court Justice Philip Minardo (See Profile) said that courts have reacted skeptically to class actions for power outages because so many variables, such as a home’s location and the amount of damages to utility substations, are involved.
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