Jan. 3, 2018
Utilities may face large damage awards and no relief following blazes
A state regulatory agency’s recent decision to reject a San Diego utility’s request to pass on the costs from three deadly wildfires that blazed through Southern California 10 years ago is an ominous warning for Pacific Gas & Electic Co., which faces billions of dollars in claims due to the Wine Country fires last fall.
A state regulatory agency’s recent decision to reject a San Diego utility’s request to pass on the costs from three deadly wildfires that blazed through Southern California 10 years ago is an ominous warning for Pacific Gas & Electic Co., which faces billions of dollars in claims due to the Wine Country fires last fall.
San Diego Gas & Electric Co. argued that the legal doctrine keeping it accountable for damages, inverse con...
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