I THINK WE ARE WATCHING THE USUAL GAME BEING PLAYED IN CALIFORNIA.
Lawyers have already filed suit against PG&E in San Francisco and I'm sure these lawyers will try to get all further suits against PG&E combined with their filing. These attorneys are just cabal lackeys whose mission is to drive toward a low settlement without substantive discovery. That's probably why PG&E admitted to early to the regulator that they were having problems with sparks near Paradise….it provides a neat, tidy explanation, the lawyers can settle for peanuts, and life goes on without any real consequence.