Legal Trend. Pipeline Safety. Legal Ramifications of a Blast.

In 2010 a pipeline in San Bruno, California exploded. This week a verdict in the legal case brought a split verdict.

The informed intel:

• The federal jury found PG&E guilty of:
  • 6 counts: five violations of the Pipeline Safety Act and 1 count of obstructing the National Transportation Safety Bureau’s investigation into the cause of the blast.
• The federal jury acquitted PG&E of:
  • 6 counts related to maintaining pipeline pressure-testing records and identifying safety threats.
• The penalties sought: $3 million, down from the original $562 million

The Recorder | Split Verdict in PG&E Pipeline Blast Case