Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Civil Litigation
May 13, 2020
Dispute arises over attorney conflict in PG&E case
An attorney not admitted to practice in California and representing more than a fifth of all wildfire victims might have had a conflict of interest when he helped negotiate a $13.5 billion settlement with the Pacific Gas & Electric Co., threatening to derail the utility's plan to emerge from bankruptcy.
SAN FRANCISCO -- An attorney not admitted to practice in California and representing more than a fifth of all wildfire victims might have had a conflict of interest when he helped negotiate a $13.5 billion settlement with the Pacific Gas & Electric Co., threatening to derail the utility's plan to emerge from bankruptcy.
As fire victims continue to cast their votes until the end of this week on whether to approve the settlement, a dis...
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