Civil Litigation
Jul. 10, 2019
Delay in reporting Porter Ranch gas leak justifies hearing, panel rules
The first series of civil lawsuits to go to trial over the Porter Ranch gas leak are set for June 2020, nearly five years after a ruptured gas well spawned a litany of claims against Southern California Gas Company and its parent Sempra Energy Inc.
The 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday that victims claiming they were illegally shut out of restitution as part of a criminal plea deal between Los Angeles County and Southern California Gas Company over the 2015 Aliso Canyon gas leak deserve a new hearing regarding the reporting delay.
The panel said the trial court did not err when it refused to order restitution to Porter Ranch residents for losses caused by the gas leak...
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