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BOB HAGBERG VS. LEWIS CHEW ET AL
On January 25, 2019 a business tort case was filed by (Subcribe to view) represented by (Subcribe to view) against (Subscribe to view) represented by (Subscribe to view) in the jurisdiction of San Francisco County. Judge Samuel K. Feng presiding.
Case Details
Case Number
Filing Date
January 25, 2019
Last Refreshed
August 31, 2023
Filing Location
San Francisco County, CA
OTHER JUDGES ON THIS CASE
Garrett L. Wong;Category
BUSINESS TORT
Practice Area
Torts
Matter Type
Economic Torts
Status
Dismissal
OTHER JUDGES ON THIS CASE
Overview
Plaintiff Bob Hagberg ("Plaintiff"), derivatively on behalf of PG&E Corporation and Pacific
Gas & Electric Company (collectively "PG&E", "Company", or "Companies"), brings this
action against Defendants Lewis Chew ("Chew"), Richard C. Kelly ("Kelly"), Richard A.
Meserve ("Meserve"), Christopher P. Johns (“Johns”), Benito Minicucci ("Minicucci"),
Rosendo G. Parra ("Parra"), Anne Shen Smith ("Smith"), Fred J. Fowler ("Fowler"), Roger
H. Kimmel ("Kimmel"), Forrest E. Miller ("Miller"), Eric D. Mullins ("Mullins"), Barbara
L. Rambo ("Rambo"), Geisha J. Williams ("Williams"), Anthony F. Earley Jr. ("Earley"),
Jason P. Wells ("Wells"), Patrick M. Hogan ("Hogan"), Julie M. Kane ("Kane"), Dinyar B.
Mistry ("Mistry"), David S. Thomason ("Thomason"), Maryellen C. Herringer ("Herringer"),
Jeh C. Johnson ("Johnson"), Nickolas Stavropoulos ("Stavropoulos"), and Barry Lawson
Williams ("B.L. Williams") (collectively, "Board", "Directors", "Board of Directors",
"Defendants", or "Individual Defendants"), and Does | through 50, inclusive, for violations
of California common law and alleges the following based on investigations by Plaintiff and
Plaintiff's counsel, including a review of legal and regulatory filings, press releases, and
media reports about PG&E.
Plaintiff brings this derivative action against the Board of Directors and officers of PG&E for
breaching their fiduciary duties to the Company by diverting millions of dollars of corporate
funds away from safety, maintenance, and operations projects that, but for Defendants’
conduct, could have prevented the Camp Fire and its resulting injuries-both to direct victims
and to the Company's reputation and financial condition.
Rather than spend the money it obtains from customers for infrastructure maintenance and
safety, PG&E funnels this funding to boost its own corporate profits and compensation. This
pattern and practice of favoring profits over having a solid and well-maintained infrastructure
that would be safe and dependable for years to come left PG&E vulnerable to an increased
risk of a catastrophic event such as the Camp Fire. For example, according to documents
released by The Utility Reform Network ("TURN"), PG&E supposedly planned to replace
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Parties
Plaintiffs
Hagberg, Bob
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
Smoot, Paul J
Defendants
Chew, Lewis
Does 1 Through 50, Inclusive
Earley Jr., Anthony F.
Fowler, Fred J.
Herringer, Maryellen C.
Hogan, Patrick M.
Johns, Christopher P.
Johnson, Jeh C.
Kane, Julie M.
Kelly, Richard C.
Kimmel, Roger H.
Meserve, Richard A.
Miller, Forrest E.
Minicucci, Benito
Mistry, Dinyar B.
Mullins, Eric D.
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Parra, Rosendo G.
Pg&E Corporation
Rambo, Barbara L.
Smith, Anne Shen
Stavropoulos, Nickolas
Thomason, David S.
Wells, Jason P.
Williams, Barry Lawson
Williams, Geisha J.
Attorneys for Defendants
Blake, Stephen P.
Perrin, Robert M.
Strabo, Jason David
Case Documents
Case Events
| Date | Type | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 11, 2022 | hearing |
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
Judge: SAMUEL K. FENG |
|
| August 09, 2022 | hearing |
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
Judge: SAMUEL K. FENG |
|
| July 18, 2022 | Docket Event | ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE SET FOR AUG-09-2022 CONTINUED TO OCT-11-2022 AT 10:30 AM IN DEPARTMENT 610 FOR FAILURE TO OBTAIN DISMISSAL ORDER IN DEPARTMENT 302. NOTICE SENT BY COURT. | |
| July 11, 2022 | Docket Event | RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (TRANSACTION ID # 100169293) FILED BY PLAINTIFF HAGBERG, BOB , DERIVATIVELY ON BEHALF OF PG&E CORPORATION AND PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY | |
| May 10, 2022 | hearing |
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
Judge: SAMUEL K. FENG |
|
| April 25, 2022 | Docket Event | ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE SET FOR MAY-10-2022 CONTINUED TO AUG-09-2022 AT 10:30 AM IN DEPARTMENT 610 FOR FAILURE TO OBTAIN DISMISSAL ORDER PURSUANT TO CRC 3.770 IN DEPARTMENT 302. NOTICE SENT BY COURT. | |
| April 01, 2022 | Docket Event | DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE OF COMPLAINT (TRANSACTION ID # 100160023) AS TO DEFENDANT DOES 1 THROUGH 50, INCLUSIVE | |
| March 09, 2022 | hearing |
CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Judge: SAMUEL K. FENG |
|
| February 15, 2022 | Docket Event | ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE SET FOR MAY-10-2022 IN DEPARTMENT 610 AT 10:30 AM FOR FAILURE TO OBTAIN DISMISSAL ORDER PER CRC 3.770 IN DEPARTMENT 302. THE MAR-09-2022 CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE IS OFF CALENDAR. NOTICE SENT BY COURT. | |
| December 08, 2021 | hearing |
CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Judge: SAMUEL K. FENG |
|
| November 16, 2021 | Docket Event | CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE OF DEC-08-2021 CONTINUED TO MAR-09-2022 AT 10:30 AM IN DEPARTMENT 610 FOR PLAINTIFF TO OBTAIN DISMISSAL ORDER IN DEPARTMENT 302. NOTICE SENT BY COURT. | |
| November 11, 2021 | Docket Event | REFUND FROM THE ELIMINATION OF LOCAL SURHARGES (GC 70625) OF $345.00 | |
| September 08, 2021 | hearing |
CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Judge: SAMUEL K. FENG |
|
| August 23, 2021 | Docket Event | CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE OF SEP-08-2021 CONTINUED TO DEC-08-2021 AT 10:30 AM IN DEPARTMENT 610 FOR PLAINTIFF TO OBTAIN DISMISSAL ORDER IN DEPARTMENT 302. NOTICE SENT BY COURT. | |
| July 07, 2021 | hearing |
CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Judge: SAMUEL K. FENG |
|
| June 17, 2021 | Docket Event | CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE OF JUL-07-2021 CONTINUED TO SEP-08-2021 AT 10:30 AM IN DEPARTMENT 610 FOR PLAINTIFF TO OBTAIN DISMISSAL ORDER IN DEPT. 302. NOTICE SENT BY COURT. | |
| April 20, 2021 | Docket Event | FEE PAID ON: STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER VOLUNTARILY DISMISSING ACTION (TRANSACTION ID # 66531026) FILED BY DEFENDANT CHEW, LEWIS KELLY, RICHARD C. MESERVE, RICHARD A. JOHNS, CHRISTOPHER P. MINICUCCI, BENITO PARRA, ROSENDO G. SMITH, ANNE SHEN FOWLER, FRED J. KIMMEL, ROGER H. MILLER, FORREST E. MULLINS, ERIC D. RAMBO, BARBARA L. WILLIAMS, GEISHA J. EARLEY JR., ANTHONY F. WELLS, JASON P. HOGAN, PATRICK M. KANE, JULIE M. MISTRY, DINYAR B. THOMASON, DAVID S. HERRINGER, MARYELLEN C. JOHNSON, JEH C. STAVROPOULOS, NICKOLAS WILLIAMS, BARRY LAWSON | |
| February 05, 2021 | Docket Event | PROOF OF SERVICE OF NOTICE OF RELATED CASE/ FILED BY JOHN TROTTER (PLAINTIFF FROM CASE CGC-18-572326) (TRANSACTION ID # 66315723) | |
| February 05, 2021 | Docket Event | NOTICE OF RELATED CASES/ FILED BY JOHN TROTTER (PLAINTIFF FROM CASE CGC-18-572326) (TRANSACTION ID # 66315723) | |
| January 06, 2021 | hearing |
CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Judge: GARRETT L. WONG |
|
| December 18, 2020 | Docket Event | CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE OF JAN-06-2021 CONTINUED TO JUL-07-2021 AT 10:30 AM IN DEPARTMENT 610 FOR STATUS REPORT RE BANKRUPTCY. NOTICE SENT BY COURT. | |
| July 01, 2020 | hearing |
CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Judge: GARRETT L. WONG |
|
| June 30, 2020 | Docket Event | PROOF OF SERVICE (TRANSACTION ID # 65737629) FILED BY DEFENDANT PG&E CORPORATION (NOMINAL DEFENDANT) PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY (NOMINAL DEFENDANT) | |
| June 30, 2020 | Docket Event | NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF ROBERT W PERRIN (TRANSACTION ID # 65737629) FILED BY DEFENDANT PG&E CORPORATION (NOMINAL DEFENDANT) PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY (NOMINAL DEFENDANT) | |
| June 12, 2020 | Docket Event | CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE OF JUL-01-2020 CONTINUED TO JAN-06-2021 AT 10:30 AM IN DEPARTMENT 610 FOR STATUS REPORT RE: BANKRUPTCY. NOTICE SENT BY COURT. | |
| June 05, 2020 | Docket Event | PROOF OF SERVICE OF JOINT CASE MANGEMENT STATEMENT (TRANSACTION ID # 65678420) FILED BY DEFENDANT PG&E CORPORATION (NOMINAL DEFENDANT) PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY (NOMINAL DEFENDANT) | |
| June 05, 2020 | Docket Event | JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT RE BANKURPTCY STAY (TRANSACTION ID # 65678420) FILED BY DEFENDANT PG&E CORPORATION (NOMINAL DEFENDANT) PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY (NOMINAL DEFENDANT) | |
| June 26, 2019 | hearing |
CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Judge: GARRETT L. WONG |
|
| June 07, 2019 | Docket Event | CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE OF JUN-26-2019 CONTINUED TO JUL-01-2020 AT 10:30 AM IN DEPARTMENT 610 FOR STATUS REPORT RE: BANKRUPTCY. NOTICE SENT BY COURT. | |
| February 01, 2019 | Docket Event | PROOF OF SERVICE (TRANSACTION ID # 62923238) FILED BY DEFENDANT PG&E CORPORATION (NOMINAL DEFENDANT) PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY (NOMINAL DEFENDANT) | |
| February 01, 2019 | Docket Event | NOTICE OF STAY OF PROCEEDINGS REGARDING BANKRUPTCY (TRANSACTION ID # 62923238) FILED BY DEFENDANT PG&E CORPORATION (NOMINAL DEFENDANT) PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY (NOMINAL DEFENDANT) | |
| January 25, 2019 | Docket Event | NOTICE TO PLAINTIFF | |
| January 25, 2019 | Docket Event | BUSINESS TORT, COMPLAINT FILED BY PLAINTIFF HAGBERG, BOB , DERIVATIVELY ON BEHALF OF PG&E CORPORATION AND PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY AS TO DEFENDANT CHEW, LEWIS KELLY, RICHARD C. MESERVE, RICHARD A. JOHNS, CHRISTOPHER P. MINICUCCI, BENITO PARRA, ROSENDO G. SMITH, ANNE SHEN FOWLER, FRED J. KIMMEL, ROGER H. MILLER, FORREST E. MULLINS, ERIC D. RAMBO, BARBARA L. WILLIAMS, GEISHA J. EARLEY JR., ANTHONY F. WELLS, JASON P. HOGAN, PATRICK M. KANE, JULIE M. MISTRY, DINYAR B. THOMASON, DAVID S. HERRINGER, MARYELLEN C. JOHNSON, JEH C. STAVROPOULOS, NICKOLAS WILLIAMS, BARRY LAWSON DOES 1 THROUGH 50, INCLUSIVE PG&E CORPORATION (NOMINAL DEFENDANT) PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY (NOMINAL DEFENDANT) SUMMONS ISSUED, JUDICIAL COUNCIL CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET FILED CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR JUN-26-2019 PROOF OF SERVICE DUE ON MAR-26-2019 CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT DUE ON JUN-03-2019 |
