Pacific Gas & Electric customers cannot sue the power giant for losses incurred during power shutoffs designed to protect the public from wildfires, that was the ruling of the California Supreme Court Monday.
Customers in Northern California were attempting to sue the company for losses during public safety power shutoffs, due to “loss of habitability of their dwellings, loss of food items, expenses for alternative means of lighting and power and more.” But the court said such litigation would interfere with the California Public Utilities Commission’s “comprehensive authority” over such safety shutoffs and is therefore barred under state law
Litigation over safety cutoffs, if allowed, would have potentially exposed the company to billions of dollars of additional liabilities.
PG&E Ruling
