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Litigation

Oct. 14, 2014

Panel rejects ratepayers $100 million complaint against PG&E

A state appellate court Friday rejected a bid by ratepayers against Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to reclaim more than $100 million they paid the company for pipeline safety measures it failed to implement.


By Hadley Robinson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - A state appellate court Friday rejected a bid by ratepayers against Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to reclaim more than $100 million they paid the company for pipeline safety measures it failed to implement.


A three-judge panel, affirming a lower court, dismissed the case, saying it interfered with the Public Utility Commission's authority over setting rates. Further, the court ...

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