San Bruno Explosion - Justice for PG&E after nearly Five Years

[MJCronin]

Largest fine in utility history.....

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_27880159/san-bruno-pg-e-faces-record-penalty-punishment

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=281116

This sends a message to the industry.....

MJCronin
Sr. Process Engineer

 

[EmmanuelTop]

Was anybody sentenced to prison? 1.3bn is big money but the message may not be strong enough if somebody is trying to convince us that money can cover anything.

Actually the message could be interpreted "as long as you have money to pay fines, you might still get away even if you are killing innocent people".

Dejan IVANOVIC
Process Engineer, MSChE

 

[btrueblood]

Wait 'til the residents see their next utility bill.

 

[djs]

it looks like there is still an ongoing criminal investigation. So criminal charges be coming.