Civil Litigation
Oct. 31, 2018
Lawyers divided over proposed PG&E fire settlement, attorney says
Plaintiffs’ attorneys are split on whether to accept a global settlement from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for allegedly causing last year’s Wine Country blazes or risk a prolonged court battle, according to a lawyer representing over 1,600 individual clients.
Plaintiffs' attorneys are split on whether to accept a global settlement from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for allegedly causing last year's Wine Country blazes or risk a prolonged court battle, according to a lawyer representing over 1,600 individual clients.
The public utility is arguing for the largest and most complex of the fires to be tried first to pressure plaintiffs into accepting a lower settlement offer, attorney Gerald...
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