Two High-Profile Law Firms File Class Action Blaming Utility Company for Deadly Camp Fire
Two law firms known for their class action practices have filed a new lawsuit that blames Pacific Gas and Electric Co. for the November fire that killed at least 88 people in Northern California and destroyed the town of Paradise, reports the ABA Journal.
The Edelson law firm and Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein filed the suit in state court in San Francisco on behalf of seven named plaintiffs. It is among several suits that accuse PG&E of negligently maintaining its equipment, writes reporter Debra Cassens Weiss.
The suit alleges negligence, inverse condemnation, trespass, private nuisance, premises liability, negligent interference with prospective economic advantage, violations of the California Public Utilities Code, and violations of the California Health & Safety Code, according to the Journal report.