Civil Litigation
Nov. 30, 2018
PG&E hit with another lawsuit by Camp Fire victims
Thirty five families, including a man who lost his home for the second time to a fire allegedly caused by Pacific Gas & Electric Co., sued the utility Thursday for negligently maintaining and operating its equipment, which is presumed to have caused the state’s deadliest wildfire.
Thirty-five families, including a man who lost his home for the second time to a fire allegedly caused by Pacific Gas & Electric Co., sued the utility Thursday for negligently maintaining and operating its equipment, which is presumed to have caused the state's deadliest wildfire.
California's largest utility should have been aware of the risk of wildfire and shut off its power lines, according to the complaint.
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