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Recent News About Centerpoint Energy

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  Appeal: False imprisonment claim against CenterPoint to continue, man arrested for trying to stop tree trimming

  By David Yates | Monday, Jun 14, 2021 @ 1:19pm

  HOUSTON – A man claiming CenterPoint falsely imprisoned him for refusing to let the company trim an oak tree on his property recently had his claim reinstated by the 14th Court of Appeals.

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  Texas power failure may be next BP oil spill for trial lawyers

  By David Yates | Monday, Feb 22, 2021 @ 11:53am

  BEAUMONT – Only a week has passed since Winter Storm Uri froze Texas and left millions without power, yet lawsuits are already being brought against power companies and insurers.

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  Texas man recovering from COVID-19 files $10M suit against ERCOT, CenterPoint over power loss

  By David Yates | Thursday, Feb 18, 2021 @ 2:43pm

  HOUSTON – In what might be the first of many, a Fort Bend County man has filed suit against CenterPoint Energy and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas over the power loss caused by Winter Storm Uri.

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