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San Bruno aftermath: PUC will pay criminal lawyers $5.2 million

2015-03-28 06:06:12| Energy - Topix.net

The state Public Utilities Commission, still struggling with the aftermath of a fatal explosion in San Bruno caused by PG&E and facing criminal probes that will require sorting through at least 1.6 million documents, is planning to spend up to $5.2 million for its legal defense. The original agreement with Sheppard Mullin obliged the PUC to retain the Palo Alto firm for $49,000.

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PUCa s questionable hiring of criminal attorney: Thomas Elias

2015-03-16 22:17:15| Energy - Topix.net

It's now possible that mid-February will be remembered for years to come as a fateful time in the century-long history of the California Public Utilities Commission. That's when, without offering any legal justification, the five commissioners spent public money to hire a criminal lawyer.

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San Bruno explosion: PG&E criminal trial will begin in March 2016

2015-03-10 01:56:55| Energy - Topix.net

The PG&E criminal trial on federal charges for its alleged role in causing a fatal natural gas explosion in San Bruno will start one year from now -- which would be more than five years after the lethal blast, it was disclosed at a court hearing in San Francisco Monday. The trial will begin on March 8, 2016, U.S. District Court Judge Thelton Henderson stated Monday during a conference with the U.S. prosecutors and the defense attorney for PG&E.

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