Utility Company Negligence
A RETIRED COUPLE IN BUTTE COUNTY GOT A CALL FROM A NEIGHBOR THAT A GRASS FIRE HAD STARTED NEARBY. THEY GRABBED SHOVELS TO FIGHT THE FIRE AND INADVERTENTLY WALKED INTO A DOWNED 12 THOUSAND VOLT ELECTRIC POWER LINE WHICH HAD STARTED THE FIRE. THE WIFE WAS ELECTROCUTED; THE HUSBAND RECEIVED SERIOUS ELECTRIC BURNS. WE PROVED THAT THE WIRE WAS DOWN BECAUSETHE UTILITY COMPANY HAD FAILED TO REPLACE A POWER POLE CROSS BAR WHICH THEY KNEW WAS ROTTED OUT. THIS CASE WAS SETTLED FOR $6 MILLION.
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