"Not satisfied with being given a claim form to fill out and letting PG&E decide if they'll be compensated for lost business and lost product during last month's power outage, several Sunset District business owners are now taking the utility to court. As KRON4 reports, led by attorney and former SF supervisor Quentin Kopp, some Sunset business owners are filing a lawsuit seeking unspecified damages from the outage, and they held a press conference on Tuesday."
""The longer that PG&E delays appropriate reimbursement for those business losses it caused, the higher the cost to the utility company," Kopp said, per KRON4. And speaking for the merchants, Sunset District homeowner David Lee explained that adequately compensating some of these mom-and-pop businesses is more complicated than PG&E is making it out to be. And Lee points to subsequent outages that have only impacted the west side."
A group of Sunset District businesses filed a lawsuit against PG&E seeking unspecified damages for lost business and product during the December 20 power outage, which lasted multiple days for some. Attorney and former SF supervisor Quentin Kopp is leading the effort and merchants held a press conference. Small, immigrant-owned businesses report confusion and burden with PG&E claim forms and limited form space for itemizing losses. PG&E initially offered $200 residential and $2,500 business credits, later indicating willingness to pay more but requiring claim forms. Repeated west-side blackouts intensified financial hardship for merchants.
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