Edison’s Thomas Fire demurrers sustained, plaintiffs can amend/Daily Journal
Edison demurred to the class action claims on the grounds that a utility cannot be held liable to third parties for purely economic loss resulting from a public disaster, according to a 2019 ruling in Southern California Gas Leak Cases. Highberger on Tuesday overruled the demurrer as to claims of inverse condemnation, private nuisance and trespass, while sustaining with leave [ More... ]