April 28, 2020
A group of wildfire victims claim that the market downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic means their $13.5 billion settlement with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has lost significant value, asking a California federal judge Monday to hold an estimation trial on the amount the utility owes to victims.
January 01, 2020
The Golden State isn't lacking for high-stakes court battles in 2020, with legal experts keeping a close eye on litigation surrounding California's bankrupt utility, high-profile criminal trials against ex-Theranos executives, bellwether injury cases targeting Bayer AG and a trailblazing pay equity class action brought by the U.S. Women's Soccer Team.
November 19, 2019
Facing billions of dollars in wildfire liability, Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. urged a U.S. bankruptcy judge in San Francisco on Tuesday to find that it's not on the hook under the state's inverse condemnation doctrine because it's investor-owned rather than a public entity.
November 18, 2019
A California federal judge slammed Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s attorneys Monday for taking too long to produce documents to Northern California wildfire victims, saying PG&E is holding up production unnecessarily to "triple check" documents for confidentiality and "mystery attorney-client privilege."
October 28, 2019
Attorneys representing Pacific Gas and Electric in its bankruptcy told a California federal judge Monday that the utility won't oppose a two-month extension to the deadline for Northern California wildfire victims to file proof of their claims.
October 21, 2019
Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. should have gone door to door to ensure Northern California residents who suffered property loss, emotional distress and other harms in recent wildfires filed proofs of claims, a California federal judge said Monday, finding the low claim rate "unacceptable" and "heartbreaking."
September 10, 2019
A day after Pacific Gas and Electric submitted a Chapter 11 reorganization plan offering $16.9 billion for Northern California wildfire victims, a California federal judge tasked with estimating its liabilities told victims seeking $40 billion Tuesday that his estimate would be based on benchmarks and that nobody would be "stiffed."