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- Title
ELECTRIC UTILITY-CAUSED WILDFIRE DAMAGES: STRICT LIABILITY UNDER ARTICLE I, SECTION 19 OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION.
- Abstract
The article discusses the strict liability of electric utilities in utility-caused wildfires under the California Constitution's Article 1, Section 19. Topics include the case of the Camp Fire involving Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) in Paradise, the damage recovery solution for homeowners under the Takings Clause of the state's Constitution, and the state's inverse condemnation law.
- Subjects
CALIFORNIA; STRICT liability; WILDFIRES; STATE constitutions; ELECTRIC utilities; TAKINGS clause (Constitutional law); LEGAL liability
- Publication
Temple Law Review, 2020, Vol 92, Issue 3, p595
- ISSN
0899-8086
- Publication type
Article