Report: CPUC launches PG&E, SCE probes after 3 deadly fires

Utility Dive: More costly litigation threats loom over both utilities as Bloomberg reports attorneys are preparing to file lawsuits for property loss.

If SCE or PG&E equipment started the respective fires in question, utilities would be on the hook for the resulting damage whether or not they were negligent, according to the state's interpretation of "inverse condemnation" laws.

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