Litigation & Arbitration,
Environmental & Energy
Mar. 30, 2023
Judge agrees to consolidate cases from Mosquito wildfire
Attorneys for PG&E did not oppose the consolidation but continued to deny that the company’s equipment sparked the fire.
A San Francisco judge on Wednesday granted the request of 141 plaintiffs suing Pacific Gas & Electric Inc. for allegedly causing the 2022 Mosquito Fire to combine the seven separate lawsuits into a coordinated proceeding.
Among the plaintiffs are El Dorado and Placer counties, where the fire burned 76,788 acres and 78 structures, according to a report from the state. In re: Mosquito Fire Cases, CJC23005272 (S.F. Super. Ct. filed Mar. 3...
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