Litigation
Apr. 5, 2013
Court tosses suit against utilities over wood preservatives leak
A federal appellate court Wednesday tossed a suit in which environmentalists claimed Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and Pacific Bell Telephone Co. violated the law by allowing wood preservatives on utility poles to leak into the San Francisco Bay during rain storms.
By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal appellate court Wednesday tossed out a suit in which environmentalists claimed Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and Pacific Bell Telephone Co. violated the law by allowing wood preservatives on utility poles to leak into the San Francisco Bay during rain storms. In affirming a lower court ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed allegations by the Ecological Rights Foundation that the companies were violating the ...
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