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Civil Litigation,
Government

Dec. 26, 2018

Future of PG&E, other state utilities, may depend on state legislation next year

State lawmakers are split on how the Legislature will address wildfire-related costs and liability on utilities, with a primary focus on Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

Future of PG&E, other state utilities, may depend on state legislation next year
Frank Pitre of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP represents plaintiffs in several of the many lawsuits against Pacific Gas and Electric Company in connection with Northern California wildfires.

State lawmakers are split on how the Legislature should address wildfire-related costs and liability for utilities, with a primary focus on Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Some want to save the embattled utility from bankruptcy in what critics have called a bailout while others are calling for drastic changes to be imposed on the company in the wake of allegations by plaintiffs in lawsuits that PG&E equipment caused what is now ...

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