Scott Deveau and Mark Chediak of Bloomberg report that PG&E is likely to sign Bill Johnson as its new CEO. Bill Johnson was most recently CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the large southeastern public utility. Critics are glad Johnson is now gone from the TVA because, they say, he consistently favored corporate interests over
PG&E Knew That Equipment That Caused Camp Fire Was Close to Failure But Decided Not to Repair and Instead Hope for Rain
New documents show that PG&E knew in 2016 that Caribou-Palermo equipment was close to failure, but decided not to fix it, hoping that the rain would put out any resulting fire. Two years later the equipment caused the Camp Fire.
PG&E’s Proposed Bonus Program Prioritizes Profits Over Safety
PG&E has asked the bankruptcy judge to approve an employee bonus program that rewards employees more for boosting PG&E’s bottom line that for making the electrical safe. We object.
PG&E Dodges and Weaves During Questioning in Bankruptcy Proceeding
This week PG&E appeared in bankruptcy court to answer questions under oath put to it by wildfire survivors and other creditors. PG&E and its lawyers resisted answering some questions and, in one instance, outright refused to do so even after being directed to answer by the United States Bankruptcy Trustee. (So much for PG&E’s commitment
PG&E Buckles On Bonuses
PG&E asked the bankruptcy judge to approve bonuses to its employees totaling $130 million. We objected, arguing that “every dollar PG&E pays out to its executives in bonuses is a dollar the victims who were burned out by those executives don’t get.”
While sympathetic to our argument, the bankruptcy judge ruled that, under the
PG&E To Pay Its Bankruptcy Lawyers Staggering Sums
When it filed bankruptcy, PG&E committed to pay its army of bankruptcy lawyers on a monthly basis many millions of dollars in fees. Some of that money might better be directed to PG&E victims who have been homeless for years now, especially since PG&E swears in court that it filed it bankruptcy to serve the
PG&E’s Pledge to Compensate Fire Victims Not to be Trusted
PG&E told he bankruptcy judge today that its goal in bankruptcy is to establish a fund against which wildfire victims can make a claim. Our Northern California Wildfire Lawyers explained why PG&E is not to be trusted.
Dario DeGhetaldi, Amanda Riddle, and Mike Danko explain why PG&E should be viewed with
Judge Rules PG&E Violated Its Criminal Probation; May Take Action To Prevent PG&E From “Burning Alive” More California Residents
Judge Alsup ruled that PG&E violated the felony probation imposed upon it after the San Bruno explosion. While PG&E says safety is its number one priority, the judge said that is untrue. Rather, PG&E’s number one priority seems to be profits.
In 2017 alone, PG&E was responsible for starting 17 wildfires that destroyed thousands of
PG&E Reneges on Payments to Wildfire Victims; Gives Executive a Raise
As discussed here, PG&E, after being found liable for the 2015 Butte fire, agreed to pay certain victims settlements so that they could begin repair of their homes. Those payments were due yesterday. But instead of making the payments, PG&E reneged, stating that it needed cash for “operational integrity and safe delivery of natural
PG&E Reneges on Promises Made to Fire Victims
The 2015 Butte Fire burned 77,000 acres and destroyed 500 homes. The court determined long ago, as did Cal Fire, that PG&E was responsible for causing that fire. After more than 3 years of litigation, PG&E agreed to pay at least some of the most desperate victims what is due them. PG&E was supposed to