California Supreme Court
May 31, 2019
High court justices (regretfully) nix suits by businesses over gas leak
The state Supreme Court on Thursday closed the courthouse door to business-owner plaintiffs seeking to recover revenue lost when a massive 2015 natural gas leak at a Southern California Gas Company facility forced residents to evacuate a swath of Los Angeles’ Porter Ranch neighborhood.
With a hint of regret, the state Supreme Court on Thursday closed the courthouse door to business owner plaintiffs seeking to recover revenue lost when a massive 2015 natural gas leak at a Southern California Gas Co. facility forced residents to evacuate a swath of Los Angeles County's Porter Ranch neighborhood.
The business owners are a discrete subset of plaintiffs suing the utility, whose claimed harm was solely financial and not...
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