PG&E loses gambit to avoid California’s inverse condemnation rulesNov. 27, 2019: “Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s bankruptcy judge has rejected the utility’s attempt to reduce its liability for the 2017 and 2018 wildfires by circumventing a tough California legal doctrine.” Continue reading on www.sfchronicle.com The post PG&E loses gambit to avoid California’s inverse condemnation rules appeared first on WAGNER, JONES, KOPFMAN & ARTENIAN. from https://wagnerjones.com/pge-loses-gambit-to-avoid-californias-inverse-condemnation-rules/ from https://wagnerjoneskopfmanartenian.blogspot.com/2019/11/pg-loses-gambit-to-avoid-californias.html
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Paradise Residents Still Can’t Drink the WaterSep. 30, 2019: “Since last November, when the Camp Fire almost completely destroyed the town of Paradise, the cancer-causing chemical benzene has tainted the town’s water, leaving it undrinkable. Now an independent team of scientists will begin testing for the carcinogen and other pollutants inside the houses that the fire left standing.” Continue reading on www.kqed.org The post Paradise Residents Still Can’t Drink the Water appeared first on WAGNER, JONES, KOPFMAN & ARTENIAN. from https://wagnerjones.com/paradise-residents-still-cant-drink-the-water/ from https://wagnerjoneskopfmanartenian.blogspot.com/2019/10/paradise-residents-still-cant-drink.html New data shows surge in home prices following Camp FireOct. 2, 2019: “The anniversary of the Camp Fire is less than a month away and now, new data reveals just how much average home prices went up since the fire.” Continue reading on www.abc10.com The post New data shows surge in home prices following Camp Fire appeared first on WAGNER, JONES, KOPFMAN & ARTENIAN. from https://wagnerjones.com/new-data-shows-surge-in-home-prices-following-camp-fire/ from https://wagnerjoneskopfmanartenian.blogspot.com/2019/10/new-data-shows-surge-in-home-prices.html Access to health care was already difficult before the Camp Fire according to new assessment10/17/2019 Access to health care was already difficult before the Camp Fire, according to new assessmentSep. 20, 2019: “Laurie Heer injured her shoulder when her dog panicked while they evacuated during the Camp Fire. But she couldn’t find her Paradise doctor to prescribe her pain medication and get her on the path for surgery for several months. Now she’s struggling to pay for gas to drive from Lime Saddle Campground, where she’s temporarily living, to Chico every week for appointments with a physical therapist and a psychiatrist. Her dentist has a seemingly interminable waitlist.” Continue reading on www.paradisepost.com The post Access to health care was already difficult before the Camp Fire, according to new assessment appeared first on WAGNER, JONES, KOPFMAN & ARTENIAN. from https://wagnerjones.com/access-to-health-care-was-already-difficult-before-the-camp-fire-according-to-new-assessment/ from https://wagnerjoneskopfmanartenian.blogspot.com/2019/10/access-to-health-care-was-already.html Dont be Fooled: PG&E $11 Billion Settlement Over the Butte County Camp Fire Not What It Seems9/21/2019 Camp Fire victims are being shorted, an unlikely duo has teamed up for a hostile company takeover, and a whole lot of people wondering what’s going on with the PG & E settlement. To untangle the mess, this article will go over what’s going on, when things happened, and we will also do our best to explain why they happened. Starting off, let’s talk about the claim amounts.
Next, there are 3 major “groups” involved with the PG & E lawsuit.
Now we’ll talk about the events and how the developed. September 9: The chaos started with PG & E unveiling their plans for a company reorganization that would pay out $17.9 billion – slightly over half of the initial amount of claims. $8.4 billion would be for wildfire victims, $8.5 billion for insurance companies, and $1 billion for local government entities. Right off the bat, it’s easy to see why both insurance companies and individual plaintiffs were upset – the compensation was just too little compared to the damages. September 13th: PG & E announces an $11 billion settlement with insurance groups. This settlement is the second , with the first one being $1 billion to government entities, and is for an insurance group that represents around 85% of the claims for the both the Butte County Camp Fire of 2018 and the Northern California fires of 2017. While some are happy, others aren’t. In a statement from the Ad Hoc Subrogation Group, they’re expecting this initial settlement to “pave the way for a plan of reorganization that allows PG & E to fairly compensate all victims and emerge from the Chapter 11 by the June 2020 legislative deadline”. With the individual victims, all parties were outraged. According to California law, the victims are to be compensated first, and attorneys feel that PG & E is instead putting insurance companies ahead of the victims. with the settlement and the plan. Attorneys are now furiously battling in the bankruptcy courts as the deal will require sign off from US Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali. These series of events then leads us to third major development, the hostile takeover of PG & E. For those who aren’t familiar, a hostile takeover is when “Company A” goes directly to the shareholders of “Company B” in order to buy enough shares to take over “Company B”. What makes it hostile is that “Company B” does not want this to happen. In this case, the various wildfire victims that felt shorted, joined forces with Wall-street hedge funds in an attempt to takeover PG & E and plan out a more fair settlement that would include $24 billion to a trust responsible for paying off the wildfire liabilities. The payout would be a mix of both cash and PG & E stock. The stakes are higher than ever as victims of the wildfires are running out of time to get their claims in. If you or someone you know were a victim to the Butte County Camp Fires or the Nor Cal wildfires, please contact our award winning attorneys immediately for a free consultation at 559-449-1800. Once again, time is running out and there are only days left. Do not hesitate. The post Don’t be Fooled: PG&E $11 Billion Settlement Over the Butte County Camp Fire Not What It Seems appeared first on WAGNER, JONES, KOPFMAN & ARTENIAN. from https://wagnerjones.com/dont-be-fooled-pge-11-billion-settlement-over-the-butte-county-camp-fire-not-what-it-seems/ from https://wagnerjoneskopfmanartenian.blogspot.com/2019/09/dont-be-fooled-pg-11-billion-settlement.html PG&E creates $105 million wildfire assistance fund to help fire survivorsMay 22, 2019: “CALIFORNIA – In a press release, PG&E Spokesperson Paul Moreno announced that PG&E worked with a bankruptcy court to create a $105 million emergency housing fund to benefit survivors of the Camp Fire and the 2017 Northern California wildfires.” Continue reading on www.actionnewsnow.com The post PG&E creates $105 million wildfire assistance fund to help fire survivors appeared first on WAGNER, JONES, KOPFMAN & ARTENIAN. from https://wagnerjones.com/pge-creates-105-million-wildfire-assistance-fund-to-help-fire-survivors/ from https://wagnerjoneskopfmanartenian.blogspot.com/2019/05/pg-creates-105-million-wildfire.html Cal Fire investigation determines PG&E lines caused Camp FireMay 15, 2019: “SACRAMENTO — Cal Fire investigators officially announced the cause of the Camp Fire today in a press release. Sparking Pacific Gas & Electric lines in Pulga, and a second ignition source near Concow and Rim roads were determined to have started the deadly Camp Fire on Nov. 8, which burned more than 153,000 acres, destroyed 18,804 structures and resulted in 85 deaths and several firefighter injuries.” Continue reading on www.chicoer.com The post Cal Fire investigation determines PG&E lines caused Camp Fire appeared first on WAGNER, JONES, KOPFMAN & ARTENIAN. from https://wagnerjones.com/cal-fire-investigation-determines-pge-lines-caused-camp-fire/ from https://wagnerjoneskopfmanartenian.blogspot.com/2019/05/cal-fire-investigation-determines-pg.html Monsanto Weedkiller Roundup Was ‘Substantial Factor’ in Causing Man’s Cancer, Jury SaysA federal jury found Tuesday that Monsanto’s popular weedkiller Roundup was a “substantial factor” in causing a California man’s cancer Continue reading on nytimes.com The post Monsanto Weedkiller Roundup Was ‘Substantial Factor’ in Causing Man’s Cancer, Jury Says appeared first on WAGNER, JONES, KOPFMAN & ARTENIAN. from https://wagnerjones.com/monsanto-weedkiller-roundup-was-substantial-factor-in-causing-mans-cancer-jury-says/ from https://wagnerjoneskopfmanartenian.blogspot.com/2019/05/monsanto-weedkiller-roundup-was.html Cancer Victims to Testify This Week in Roundup TrialThe latest Roundup cancer trial enters its fourth week today as lawyers for the married couple of Alva and Alberta Pilliod continue to lay out evidence they say shows the husband and wife both developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma because of their extended use of Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide. 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