U.S. Supreme Court,
Environmental & Energy
Jun. 4, 2019
Utilities ask Supreme Court to look at inverse condemnation
Other investor-owned utilities facing liability in California wildfires have filed amici briefs in support of San Diego Gas & Electric Co.’s fight against the public utilities commission in the U.S. Supreme Court over whether the state can continue to impose strict liability for inverse condemnation and not allowing costs to be spread to utility customers.
Utilities file amicus briefs with US Supreme Court
Utilities are throwing support behind San Diego Gas & Electric Co.'s long-running bid to pass uninsured wildfire liability on to consumers, arguing companies already face significant economic harm because of inverse condemnation.
Amicus briefs were filed Thursday with the U.S. Supreme Court by Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Southern Californi...
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