Environmental
Sep. 13, 2012
Brown signs bill limiting government's ability to collect wildfire damages
Gov. Jerry Brown signed timber industry reform legislation Tuesday that includes a limit on government's ability to collect damages from logging companies and others it accuses of negligently starting wildfires in California.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Gov. Jerry Brown signed timber industry reform legislation Tuesday that includes a limit on government's ability to collect damages from logging companies, electrical utilities and others it accuses of negligently starting wildfires in California.
The bill comes as federal prosecutors have stepped up wildfire litigation and raked in more than $300 million for fire damage in California in recent ye...
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