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Environmental & Energy,
Civil Litigation

Dec. 18, 2020

Judge won’t drop SoCalGas parent company from gas leak litigation

SoCalGas’ parent company to remain in Porter Ranch well blowout case after LA judge denies summary judgment motion

The parent company of a gas utility sued over a well blowout in northwest San Fernando Valley five years ago must remain a defendant in the litigation for now, a Los Angeles County judge tentatively ruled Thursday.

Sempra Energy owns the subsidiary Southern California Gas Co., which is facing thousands of lawsuits filed by more than 200 law firms. The plaintiffs allege that continual chemical emissions following the October 2015 ga...

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