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Blamed for Wildfires, PG&E Seeks Higher Electricity Rates

The California utility and two others says higher rates are needed to pay for safety improvements and to offset the financial risk of more frequent wildfires. Read more detail on Recent Business Law posts –

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California Inverse Condemnation And Wildfires: The Comic

Thanks to Professor Michael Wara's Twitter feed, here is what might possibly be the first and only example of a comic strip devoted to inverse condemnation. Yes, it is on an advocacy site (the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local … Continue reading

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How California Real Estate Investors Can Protect Themselves From the Risk of Wildfires

Author: Staff Wildfires are a major concern throughout California. In 2018, multiple major fires burned nearly two million acres of land, taking more than one hundred lives and causing billions of dollars in damage. The risk to life and property … Continue reading

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California Wildfires Started at Private Home, Not Pacific Gas & Electric Corp.

A California state investigation has attributed blame for its 2017 wine country fires to a home's electrical grid. However, Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. is still expected to declare bankruptcy in the face of numerous lawsuits. Read more detail on … Continue reading

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First, Wildfires. Then What? Securities Litigation, Of Course

The recent massive wildfires in California have caused the loss of dozens of lives, and many more people are missing. Thousands have been displaced and many millions more have been affected. The property damage has been devastating. The Camp Fire … Continue reading

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