For Once, Erin Brockovich and PG&E Are Fighting On The Same Side

Perhaps for the first time ever, Erin Brockovich and PG&E Corp. are on the same side.

Brockovich is best known for her success fighting the California utility giant in court over water contamination, a battle later depicted in an Academy Award-winning film starring Julia Roberts. But on late Thursday, she voiced support for a plan by PG&E to compensate the victims of wildfires ignited by its power lines -- a settlement that could help the power company emerge from bankruptcy next year.