Civil Litigation
Oct. 8, 2019
PG&E says it will challenge liability in wildfire litigation
The Pacific Gas and Electric Corp. said Monday it would contest liability in proceedings to estimate damages for historically destructive wildfires the last two years despite admitting it caused the blazes.
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Pacific Gas and Electric Corp. said Monday it would contest liability in proceedings to estimate damages for historically destructive wildfires the last two years despite admitting it caused the blazes.
Whether or not a "particular branch started a particular fire says nothing about legal liability" argued an attorney representing the utility, warning the federal judge overseeing the damages calculation that PG...
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