Government
May 17, 2019
Report blaming PG&E for fire won’t help civil suit
Cal Fire released the cause of the 2018 devastating Camp Fire that sparked in Butte County in November 2018, which is the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in state history. To no one’s surprise, the cause has been traced back to equipment belonging to PG&E who just recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.





Plaintiffs' attorneys hope a new report fingering the Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history will expedite a plan in bankruptcy court to compensate victims.
But the report by California Department of Forestry and Protection is unlikely to persuade a U.S. district judge to lift a stay on civil proceedings against the utility, attorneys said Thursday.
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