Lawyers Hunt for California Fires' Ground Zero to Go After PG&E
- ‘We have forensic experts already on the ground,’ lawyer says
- JPMorgan Chase put PG&E’s worst-case exposure at $12 billion
Wildfires Are Burning Northern California's Wine Country
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While Northern California continues to burn, lawyers are already combing through the destruction to make a case that PG&E Corp. is to blame.
They aren’t waiting for state regulators to investigate as they hunt for proof that power lines downed by strong gusts of wind or a malfunction of utility-owned equipment set off the worst firestorms in California history. What’s more, the attorneys may not even have to show PG&E acted negligently to seek billions of dollars for property damage.