Civil Litigation
Jun. 26, 2020
Judge says shutdown led to her lack of involvement in dispute
Plaintiffs’ counsel in the Porter Ranch gas leak cases said the judge had lost control over the defense, while utility attorneys called the accusations of delaying tactics false.
LOS ANGELES -- The judge in the Porter Ranch gas leak litigation said she could better rein in defense delays in turning over crucial documents after plaintiffs' counsel tore into Southern California Gas Co. attorneys Thursday.
Despite $525,000 in defense sanctions, Brian P. Panish of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP, co-lead trial counsel for 200 firms representing some 36,000 plaintiffs suing SoCalGas over the 2015 gas leak, said delays by...
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