The overwhelming majority of the nearly one million acres burned by the Dixie Fire so far has been forest land. To those from outside the area, a burned forest equates to no damages. But to anyone who has spent any time the area, it’s clear that the trees lost to the Dixie Fire hold great…
What about the seasonal cabins that the Dixie Fire destroyed along the Chester Warner Valley Road north of Chester? Or those in the surrounding forest and Lassen National Park? PG&E will be responsible for paying for the damages caused by the Dixie Fire. After all, PG&E has all but admitted that it was their equipment…
“Your company is a convicted felon that poses a threat to the people of California.” That’s how U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup ended today’s hearing on whether PG&E has violated the conditions of their probation. PG&E is under criminal probation after a conviction for a 2010 explosion that killed eight people in San Bruno. …
Trespass by Fire If the Dixie Fire destroyed your home, the law of “Trespass by Fire” applies. If it is proven that PG&E started the Dixie — and it sure looks that way — that law would allow you to recover against PG&E either your property’s diminution in value resulting from the fire, or the…