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Torts/Personal Injury

Jun. 23, 2026

PG&E settles wrongful death lawsuit days after jury is seated

The settlement was announced after a jury was seated in San Francisco Superior Court.

PG&E Corp. reached a confidential settlement Monday in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the widow of a Bay Area agricultural consultant who was electrocuted by a fallen power line, ending the case just days after a jury had been selected in San Francisco Superior Court.

The parties informed Judge Alexandra R. Gordon that they had finalized the agreement Monday morning, prompting a one-hour delay in the scheduled proceedings while settlement documents were signed. Gordon sub...

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