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Colorado Court of Appeals Holds That the Felonious Killing Exception Applies to Corporations

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In Ross v. Public Service the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled on March 20 that the Felonious Killing Exception applies to corporations. What is the “Felonious Killing Exception?”...more

Downey Brand LLP

Supreme Court of California Rejects Class Action Suit Against PG&E for its 2019 Blackouts

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Introduction - In Gantner v. PG&E Corporation et al. (November 20, 2023) No. S273340, 2023 WL 8010215, the Supreme Court of California (“Court”) unanimously held that a plaintiff’s class action lawsuit against PG&E for...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Beyond Inverse Condemnation in Wildfire Litigation: An Oregon Jury Finds Utility Liable for Negligence, Trespass and Nuisance

On June 10, 2023, a jury in Portland, Oregon found PacifiCorp and Pacific Power (collectively, “PacifiCorp”) liable for negligence, trespass, and nuisance based on a series of four wildfires that occurred during Labor Day...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

The First Appellate District Court of Ohio confirms a contractor’s failure to notify OUPS before “grinding” operations is a breach...

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Recently, the First Appellate District confirmed that a failure to contact Ohio Utility Protection Service (OUPS) is a breach of an excavator’s duty of care and the plaintiff was entitled to recover the amount of damages...more

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California utilities potentially liable for fires under "inverse condemnation" law

CEP Magazine (January 2020)  - US law holds that, when the government seizes or damages land and does not pay compensation as required under the Fifth Amendment, the landowner must sue in court for damages. It is known as...more

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