Environmental & Energy,
Civil Litigation
Jun. 30, 2021
Trustee outlines unique challenges of fire victim payouts
“This is by far the most difficult task I’ve undertaken,” said retired 4th District Court of Appeal justice John K. “Jack” Trotter, who is in charge of the trust.
The task of running a trust tasked with distributing money from a settlement between PG&E Corp. and people who lost their homes and businesses to several California wildfires poses a series of daunting challenges, said the retired justice in charge of it.
"This is by far the most difficult task I've undertaken," said retired 4th District Court of Appeal Justice John K. "Jack" Trotter, who subsequently served as a neutral with J...
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