That didn’t take long! Sheesh.
Reminds me of the case recently thrown out of court in California where some cities were suing the oil and gas companies for global warming. The judge said there is no way to measure the damages especially when you consider the incredible human advancements we have made thanks to the industrial age. You want to go backwards and punish them when without them there would still be horse and buggy, no computer imaging or processes to detect and treat cancer - you name it. There is no question humankind has benefited by the industrial age.
Now this one sure is interesting. I am surprised they got a bill passed through the assembly and state senate so fast. But that’s only part of the amazement here. And here too I am at a loss to what the damages are or may be. Homes were lost but how many people were uninsured or underinsured? It would have been more efficient to pass a law giving them immunity from suit unless they could prove gross negligence. Part of having electricity and the industrial age includes these risks. And home owners are usually required by their banks to have insurance to cover accidents like this.
What about suing your neighbors? Or the fire department? Too many flammable bushes. I live in an area where the fire dept is very vigilant about making sure I keep the vegetation cut back. Certain plants are an absolute no-no according to them; years back I had to pull them by their roots (they came with the property - I didn’t plant them).
I was remiss not to note the loss of life. That sure is a tragedy.
That didn’t take long! Sheesh.
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This article is a couple of months old and is about last year’s fires.
But I’m pretty sure they’ll do the same for the current fires, too.