Government,
Environmental & Energy
Nov. 7, 2019
As California burns, inverse condemnation and cost recovery issues dominate California’s electric utilities’ legal framework
One of the main reasons inverse condemnation has received so much attention is because the majority of California’s electrical supply is provided by private, investor-owned utilities — not public agencies.
Bradford B. Kuhn
Partner and Chair of the Eminent Domain & Inverse Condemnation Group
Nossaman LLP
Phone: (949) 833-7800
Email: bkuhn@nossaman.com
Willis Hon
Associate
Nossaman LLP
Phone: 415-398-3600
Email: whon@nossaman.com
Willis is an associate in the firm's Water Practice Group. He represents clients before the California Public Utilities Commission and advises clients on a range of matters, including utility regulation, inverse condemnation, public entity governance, and environmental law.
In what appears to be the new “normal,” California is off to another unfortunate, devastating and destructive start to wildfire season. From the legal perspective, much of the focus has been on potential liability of electrical utilities throughout the state, and in particular under the doctrine of “inverse condemnation.” Under this theory, a public entity is generally liable when private property is damaged for a public use, regardless of foreseeability or fault. So,...
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In