SouthStar Energy Services d/b/a Georgia Natural Gas Settles 2008 Class Action Lawsuit

ATLANTA, Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Plaintiffs Charles Ellison and Susan Bresler have reached an agreement with SouthStar Energy Services d/b/a Georgia Natural Gas (GNG) to settle a 2008 class action lawsuit filed in the Superior Court of Fulton County on behalf of themselves and current and former GNG customers.  The settlement addresses issues related to specific price plans offered by GNG in 2006.  The settlement agreement was preliminarily approved by the Court today.

Affected GNG customers will receive information regarding their rights under the settlement.  Qualified customers will receive a credit or payment of between $5 and $22.83 based on the price plan they were on, the length of time they were on the plan and whether they have outstanding balances on their GNG account.

"We believe that this settlement is very good for Georgia consumers, and we worked very hard to ensure that the claims process is as simple as possible," said Jason R. Doss and Anne Lewis, lead counsel for the plaintiffs.

While GNG expressly denies that it violated any Georgia law or regulation, GNG lead counsel Robert B. Remar said the company has agreed to the settlement in order to avoid the further expense and inconvenience of litigation.  "GNG remains committed to providing its customers with safe, reliable natural gas service," said Remar.

Doss is with The Doss Firm, LLC, and Lewis is with Strickland Brockington Lewis LLP.  Remar is with Rogers & Hardin LLP.

SOURCE Georgia Natural Gas