Calif. Court Orders Retrial of Claims by Family of Deceased Firefighter Against PG&E

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A California appellate court has affirmed a trial court’s decision to retry claims brought against Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (NYSE: PCG) and two homeowners by the family of a firefighter killed responding to a house fire.

The Sixth Appellate District concluded in an unpublished opinion April 15 that the common law “firefighter’s rule” did not bar the family’s claims against PG&E or the two individual defendants.

The rulings vacate a jury finding that while PG&E was negligent, the company’s actions were not a substantial cause of death for Santa Clara County Fire Department Capt. Mark …