Ahrens v. Superior Court

Opinion

RACANELLI, P. J.

Petitioners filed this action against Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and others following a fire in an electrical transformer containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB’s) at a San Francisco high-rise office building in May 1983. Summary adjudication of issues was granted in favor of PG&E, primarily on the issue of whether the use of electrical transformers containing PCB’s constitutes an ultrahazardous activity. Additionally, the court determined to be without substantial controversy the issues whether PG&E was involved in a conspiracy to misrepresent facts…