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Environmental & Energy,
Civil Litigation

Jan. 7, 2021

SoCalGas must face punitive damages over gas leak, judge rules

SoCalGas loses summary adjudication bid to toss out punitive damages in gas leak litigation

Southern California Gas Co. must face punitive damages if it is found after a trial to have engaged in bad conduct in addressing a gas leak that affected a suburban neighborhood in San Fernando Valley, a superior court judge ruled.

In a tentative decision Tuesday, Los Angeles County Judge Daniel J. Buckley wrote that the "evidence -- viewed in a light most favorable ...

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