Environmental & Energy
Mar. 7, 2024
Siskiyou County urges judge to continue litigation against PacifiCorp
A magistrate judge wrote last month that “Californian courts have not limited the application of inverse condemnation to public entities.”
Attorneys for Siskiyou County urged a federal judge to accept a U.S. magistrate judge’s recommendation to let it continue its case against PacifiCorp. over wildfire damage in 2020.
The pleading filed Tuesday builds on a growing body of cases as a variety of plaintiffs seek to hold electric utilities responsible for wildfires caused by their equipment. It also represents another potential financial hit against the electric power provider o...
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