However, the special master denied FirstEnergy’s motion to file supplemental authorities earlier this month, and the court subsequently overruled the company’s objections to the special master’s order.
“FirstEnergy now objects to an order denying them leave to file supplemental authority in support of objections that have already been overruled,” the order stated. “Because this court ruled on the internal investigation objections, the objections are moot and overruled.”
The internal investigations were initiated after the arrest of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, who was charged and later convicted of accepting bribes from FirstEnergy in exchange for supporting a $1 billion bailout of two of the company’s nuclear plants.
FirstEnergy claimed that the work performed by attorneys from Jones Day and Squire Patton Boggs LLP during those investigations was privileged, as the firms were providing legal advice in response to government probes and private litigation stemming from the bribery scandal.
