September 11, 2018 04:22PM
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This is a link to a legal discussion of some wildfire liability issues.
Wildfire liability
I notice in one case cited (U.S. v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. in 2006), "the plaintiff alleged a forest fire that ultimately burnt more than 52,000 acres of federal forest land was ignited by a railroad crew’s work activities on railroad tracks. The plaintiff was awarded US$102 million in that case." Note the plaintiff appears to be the U.S. Government.
In the case of the 416 fire that did not burn any private structures, the major risk might be if the Federal and State agencies sue to recover the costs of fighting the fire.
This is a HUGE issue in California where local utilities are at risk of bankrupting liabilities for the recent fires, with their liability being a hot topic in the State capital with the Governor arguing their liability should be limited. The basic assumptions seems to be (I only read the newspapers) that the utilities are in fact liable, even if no negligence was involved.
JBWX
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/11/2018 04:26PM by John West.
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