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Cal Fire rules that PG&E caused the Kincade Fire. Mike Danko tells KRON4 what the finding means for Kincade fire victims as well as the survivors of the Butte Fire, the North Bay Fire, and the Camp Fire. “Did PG&E learn nothing from the Camp Fire?” Watch online.

“Most of the clients had reservations about it, because the plan is badly flawed,” Danko said. “However, they also understood quite clearly that there was no alternative.” Rejecting the plan would mean “thermonuclear meltdown,” Danko said. Read San Francisco Chronicle Article Online.

Lawdragon, one of the most respected legal ranking organizations in the United States, has named Mike Danko as one of the 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers for 2020. Drawing on a combination of in-depth independent research, journalistic interviews, and client and peer nominations from around the country, the Lawdragon team spends several months determining which…

Some wildfire victims are campaigning to defeat PG&E’s plan to pay victims $13.5 billion in stock and cash and exit bankruptcy.  They fear the stock value is too uncertain and want to vote against the plan and attempt to renegotiate the deal. “The only way for fire victims to get a fair deal is to…

“This takes care of our concerns that paying the fine would reduce the amount available for the victims,” Mike Danko, the lawyer for the victims, said in an email. “We’re satisfied with this result.” Insurers with claims against PG&E in bankruptcy agreed to wait 15 days to be paid, letting the fund generate enough interest…