Legal Opinion
United States v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided December 23, 2015No. Case No. 14-cr-00175-TEHPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE AN OFFENSE: COUNTONE
THELTON E. HENDERSON, United States District Judge
This matter came before the Court on October 19, 2015 for a hearing on Defendant Pacific Gas & Electric (“PG&E”)’s Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State an Offense: Count One. After carefully considering the parties’ written and oral arguments, the Court now DENIES Defendant’s motion, for the reasons set forth below.
BACKGROUND
On September 9, 2010, a gas line owned and operated by PG&E ruptured, causing a fire that killed 8 people and injured 58 others.…
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