Government
Aug. 10, 2018
Wildfire liability bill gets hostile reception at legislative hearing
Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to change the laws around wildfire liability got a chilly reception in a special committee hearing on Thursday.
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to change the laws around wildfire liability got a chilly reception in a special committee hearing on Thursday.
At issue is the state’s inverse condemnation law, which attempts to balance utilities’ right to use eminent domain by holding they can be held liable for fires causes by their lines, even if the utility was not negligent. Brown’s proposal would partially relieve them of some of this...
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