customers launch class action lawsuit against E.on gas company

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Hamburger gas customers E.on force in the knee
German Economic News
A class action by 54 E.on customer has made a success in court: The Energy Group, the plaintiff must compensate with a total of 88,000 euros because of excessive prices. Make more customers their claims, threaten the Group payments in the millions.

Topics: Germany, E.ON, energy, gas prices, Hamburg, legal claim, class action, consumer center

E.ON recruits in his Power Office with the slogan: "We do not hurt people". The inflated gas prices, however, could soon E.on hurt.


Gas customers of E.ON Hanse confirmed by a court judgment that has its E.on energy prices pushed too high. For this process, the 54 winners will now receive a compensation of 88,000 euros. But E.on wants to keep the scandal under the blanket. According to estimates of the consumer service but still have a lot more customers are entitled to damages.

Günter Hormann, head of the consumer office in Hamburg, is now demanding even more customers in DLF on to be active:

"E.ON is only available when the court is forcing this company to compensate the customer. But the many thousands who have not yet received compensation that out in the cold. "

The Energy Group is aware, however, aware of any wrongdoing. The courts had ruled only on a price increase clause, not whether gas prices are justified. Hörmann sees it quite differently:

"This is an arrogant behavior of this company! As the headquarters say, 'Well, then let people get it out! Let the people draw it yourself to court and get back their money. We simply assume that only one tenth and one hundredth of the beneficiaries get their money and the rest we emphasize a! '"

E.on for this arrogance can be expensive. According to the Consumer have about 50,000 customers are entitled to damages because the said clause was included in their contracts. These customers have already filed an objection, but then paid. Exact numbers were E.on "legal reasons" not known. Might have even "a few hundred thousand customers' legal rights, when they have such a contract or have owned retroactively to 2010.

Hörmann recommends these customers to get advice. Who pulls the end of 2013 in court, could secure his legal claim. For E.on could mean millions of dollars in payments more class actions. The website of the Hamburg Consumer is providing a computer program and a standard letter available to the affected can send to E.on.

The Germans pay the highest electricity prices in Europe (more here). The consequences of the energy transition must pay particular customer. However, before drawing against E.on in court, you should try it out of court, so Hörmann.