Long Island residents sue utilities
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New York (CNN) -- It has been more than two weeks since Superstorm Sandy hit the Northeast, yet many still remain without power. Two residents of New York's Long Island are going to court declaring, in effect, they've had enough. A lawsuit filed Tuesday by the two residents charges the area's main electricity providers -- Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) and its partner National Grid -- committed "gross negligence, breach of contract, and fraud," according to attorney Ken Mollins, who is representing the plaintiffs. Although the suit, which does not seeks specific damages but calls on the court to award "a sum to be determined at trial," was filed by two individuals, Mollins entered the claim as a class-action, which would allow other residents to join as plaintiffs. "This has the potential to be the biggest class-action lawsuit ever with possibly 1 million individuals joining," Mollins said.
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LIPA
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Ken Mollins
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| 0 | "a sum to be determined at trial," was filed by two individuals, Mollins entered the claim ... |
| 0.0627504 | "This has the potential to be the biggest class-action lawsuit ever with possibly 1 million individuals joining," Mollins said. ... |
| 0 | "In the week before the storm they did nothing to prepare," said Mollins. |
| -0.1248 | "In the week before the storm they did nothing to prepare," said Mollins. "They took no evasive action whatsoever." |
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Mitch Gerson
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Susan Parker
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| -0.451524 | "LIPA had horrible, horrible communication," said Susan Parker, ... |
| -0.148653 | "I feel very lucky that all I lost was my power, I just keep thinking priorities and what some other people have lost," she said. ... |
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Superstorm Sandy
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Paul Callan
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo
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| 0.163394 | "LIPA has been beyond repair for a long, long time," Cuomo said ... |
| 0.117726 | "LIPA has been beyond repair for a long, long time," Cuomo said on Tuesday, "I believe it needs to be overhauled and you need a new system." |
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Mark Gross
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| 0.177364 | Mark Gross said, "At this time we are focusing on completing restoration for our customers." |
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Mike Hervey
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Organization: LIPA
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Company: National Grid
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City: New York
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