Last week we filed a new lawsuit setting forth our latest evidence that it was a PG&E equipment failure — in particular the failure of a piece of hardware that secured an insulator on PG&E’s 100 year-old transmission tower near the Poe dam — that started the Camp Fire. As discussed in this post,
Protesters March on PG&E; We Explain How PG&E Caused the Camp Fire
As protesters gathered at PG&E headquarters in San Francisco, we took KRON4 through our new evidence concerning the exact cause of the Camp Fire. Watch here.
Latest Camp Fire Lawsuit Pinpoints Tower Jumper Cable
As both the San Francisco Chronicle and the Chico Enterprise-Record reported, the lawsuit we filed on December 7 outlines our new evidence concerning the cause of the Camp Fire. An insulator on the 100-year old Pulga high voltage transmission tower failed, allowing an uninsulated cable to come into contact with the tower’s steel structure. Once
First Wrongful Death Lawsuit Arising From Camp Fire
I talked to KRON4 about the evidence supporting the wrongful death lawsuits we are filing against PG&E. Watch here.
Second Camp Fire Complaint Lays Out New Evidence Against PG&E
Last week we filed our second complaint against PG&E on behalf of Camp Fire victims. The new complaint lays out additional evidence concerning the failure of PG&E’s 115kv transmission circuit. You can read the new complaint here. The complaint includes this picture of the failed tower.
Image from second camp
Camp Fire Lawsuit Against PG&E is Not a Class Action
Residents are asking whether they are included in the Camp Fire “class action” automatically. The answer is no.
The Camp Fire Lawsuit against PG&E is not a class action. To join the lawsuit, you must sign up with a lawyer. Your claim will be resolved individually, based on the damages you actually suffered.
NorCal Fire Lawyers File Complaint Arising from Camp Fire in Butte County
CHICO, CA – Danko Meredith, Gibbs Law Group, and Corey, Luzaich, de Ghetaldi & Riddle, a coalition of law firms known as Northern California Fire Lawyers, today filed a lawsuit on behalf of several Camp Fire survivors who suffered injuries and lost their homes and businesses as a result of the region’s wildfires, which
San Francisco Judge Recommends Coordination of all PG&E Fire Lawsuits
PG&E asked Judge Curtis Karnow to send the various fire victims’ lawsuits to five different counties. Instead, Judge Karnow decided that all cases that have been filed — or that will be filed — as a result of the Nor Cal fires will be handled by one judge and that judge will be in San
North Bay Fires: Town Hall Meetings Oct. 24 & Oct. 29
Our fire clients are invited to attend the next Town Hall Meetings. Call for more information.
North Bay Fires Flyer by Mike Danko on Scribd
PG&E to Blame for Butte Wildfire; Our Clients Tell Their Story
Two years after the Butte Wildfire, some families are still without a home. It’s now established that PG&E is to blame, but the company still refuses to take responsibility.
