Civil Litigation
Jun. 5, 2019
State worker sues SoCalGas over leak exposure
Program manager of the state utilities commission is suing Sempra Energy and SoCalGas after contracting hairy cell leukemia as a result of benzene exposure when he inspected the gas well that blew out in the 2015 Porter Ranch explosion.
The program manger of the state's utilities commission is suing SocalGas Company in connection with the 2015 Porter Ranch gas leak, claiming he contracted a rare form of blood cancer as a result of exposure to dangerous levels of hazardous chemicals.
The lawsuit, filed Monday by Kenneth Bruno against SoCalGas' parent company Sempra Energy, is the latest addition to a collection of long-running litigation now entering its fourth year.
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