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Civil Litigation

Dec. 11, 2019

Judge pauses Tubbs fire trial preparation for 15 days in wake of PG&E settlement

A trial was scheduled to start in January over the Tubbs fire, which PG&E says wasn’t its fault though state investigators said the blaze was caused by an electrical system in a private residence.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The state court judge handling a trial over accusations Pacific Gas & Electric Co. equipment caused a historically destructive 2017 wildfire agreed Tuesday to pause proceedings in the wake of the utility's landmark $13.5 billion settlement with victims.

At the request of both sides, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Andrew Y.S. Cheng continued h...

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