Suit Over Wildfire Broadened to Include Tree-Trimming Company
Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative is seeking redress from a tree-trimming company for damages caused to homes from a 2011 wildfire in the amount of $35 million. This move comes after the coop was sued by individuals who lost their homes to the wildfire. The coop is seeking remedies from the tree-trimming company to protect its ratepayers and to enforce what it claims is the proper allocation of liability under the contract with the tree-trimming company. The Austin American-Statesman is covering this story.