Environmental & Energy,
Civil Litigation
Sep. 28, 2021
SoCalGas to pay $1.8B for leak, denies wrongdoing
After nearly six years of litigation and $5.7 million in discovery sanctions against SoCalGas and Sempra, plaintiffs' attorneys recommended all their plaintiffs in Porter Ranch and surrounding areas participate in the settlement.
Southern California Gas Co. and its parent company Sempra Energy have agreed to pay up to $1.8 billion to settle claims by some 35,000 residents affected by the 2015 Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility blowout north of Los Angeles.
Sempra and SoCalGas deny any wrongdoing. The disaster remains the largest natural gas leak in U.S. history.
After nearly six years of litigation and $5.7 million in discovery sa...
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