6th Circuit Grants Mandamus Petition in FirstEnergy Bribery Securities Case

( October 7, 2025, 2:14 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals granted FirstEnergy Corp.’s petition for mandamus related to an order to compel investigatory documents from law firms retained by FirstEnergy, which was suspected of wrongdoing in a securities bribery scandal; the panel found the documents are protected by the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine....