Government,
Law Practice,
Civil Litigation
Aug. 6, 2018
Plaintiffs’ lawyers fund group to lobby against utility-backed bills to limit fire liability
A coalition formed to oppose Pacific Gas & Electric Co. on bills related to wildfire liability has raised $564,206 in less than four months — all of it from trial attorneys.
SACRAMENTO — A coalition formed to oppose Pacific Gas & Electric Co. on bills related to wildfire liability has raised $564,206 in less than four months — all of it from trial attorneys.
But Patrick McCallum, the lobbyist for Up From the Ashes, said the group represents hundreds of recent victims of wildfires who are afraid utilities will be able to escape liability for fires caused by power lines.
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