Torts/Personal Injury
May 3, 2024
Case accusing utility of misrepresenting gas well threat to proceed
"Primary assumption of risk does not bar recovery when the defendant's actions have unreasonably increased the risks of injury beyond those inherent in the activity," wrote Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl, quoting from Gregory v. Cott.
A Los Angeles County judge overruled Sempra Energy's demurrer to claims that it deceived a state inspector about the safety of a leaking gas well he was sent to inspect in Porter Ranch.
In a tentative order issued Wednesday ahead of Thursday's hearing, Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl disagreed with Sempra's assertion that the primary assumption of risk doctrine bars tort suits by public safety officers injured on the job.
"It is settled that no duty is owed to prot...
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