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Environmental & Energy

Dec. 28, 2018

State Farm, with $170M in claims payouts, files complaint against PG&E

A complaint by State Farm, which says it has paid $170 million in insurance claims from last month’s Camp Fire, alleges Pacific Gas & Electric Company is at fault in what could be the start of a new wave of lawsuits.

State Farm, with $170M in claims payouts, files complaint against PG&E
The remains of a residence in the aftermath of the Camp Fire in Paradise on Nov. 28.

A complaint by State Farm, which says it has paid $170 million in insurance claims from last month's Camp Fire, alleges Pacific Gas & Electric Company is at fault in what could be the start of a new wave of lawsuits.

PG&E, which noted Thursday the cause of the fire has not been determined, already faces a raft of litigation from the blaze, including a complaint filed just a week after the Nov. 8 start of the fire.

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