This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Litigation

Nov. 30, 2006

PG&E May Be Held Indirectly Liable

A boy who got hurt trying to retrieve his kite from tangled power lines can't sue the electric company, but that doesn't mean that Pacific Gas & Electric is off the hook for his injuries.

By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      A boy who got hurt trying to retrieve his kite from tangled power lines can't sue the electric company, but that doesn't mean that Pacific Gas & Electric is off the hook for his injuries.
      In a case of first impression, the 6th District Court of Appeal ruled that the boy's neighbor can turn to the giant utility company if she's fo...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up