Dive Summary:
- San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) will receive $380 million from an electrical contractor and a tree-trimming company to settle legal action over damaged from a series of 2007 wildfires.
- The lawsuits said that PAR Electrical Contractors Inc. had made modifications to a utility poll, while the tree-trimming company, Dave Tree Expert Co., was responsible for pruning services.
- SDG&E will use the settlement to pay out settlements with its customers that exceed the utility's insurance coverage.
From the article:
The two payments will enable SDG&E to pay out settlements that exceed the utility's insurance coverage.
In the fires that swept through the county in October 2007, more than 1,500 homes were destroyed and 200,000 acres burned. ...
