PGE stock is currently trading around $12 per share (currently a $1 billion loss to the victims' PGE shares) and it must trade at about $14.50-plus per share for the victims' stock value to equal $6.75 billion. Read {-k3}- &l=g`ns u' And all of the victim attorneys (with just a couple of exceptions) said at the time that this was the best deal the victims could probably get, and if we rejected it, PG&E could file for Chapter 7 and we could lose almost everything and it could take years for that to happen. California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, Christopher and Urmila - 2017 Tubbs Fire Victims, FEMA can help California communities recover under the Stafford Act, Home insurance availability, affordability AND quality is shrinking: States and the Feds must coordinate and take action to protect homeownership in the US. Newsom approved, is and continues to be a tragic outcome for the PG&E wildfire victims. What's wrong with this picture? Never pay out-of-pocket fees or expenses. (1) Moreover, Gov. 16. Any sale, disposition or other transaction involving the Trusts shares follow strict guidelines as outlined in filings with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (2022, May 25). In his letter to victims, Trotter recounted the creation of the trust and its recent history. Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Because the Trust is a limited fund and bankruptcy laws, court order, and the Trust Documents require that eligible Fire Victims each receive an equal proportion of their awards, Fire Victims receive payments in pro rata installments commensurate with the total cash funding currently available to the Trust. The court-ordered trust of over $13 billion was established for survivors of devastating Northern California wildfires including the 2015 Butte Fire, the 2017 North Bay After any disputes over the value of claims are resolved, the appropriate amount will be designated for the compensation of wildfire claims and placed into a trust as part of PG&Es Chapter 11 reorganization plan (or, financial restructuring). Read the responses, , the Trust sent letters in support of H.R. So far, he has lost over $212 million dollars selling the victims stock and pays everyone on his Trust team exorbitant salaries and fees. Newsom arbitrarily approved their safety rating while they continue to start fires and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), also appointed by Gov. The victims approval of the bankruptcy deal ($13.5 half in cash and half in PG&E stock) which by itself was unprecedented, that is, that victims would have to take a stock from its defendant for half of their settlement. An unidentified spokesman for the Fire Victim Trust told KQED the fund has now increased its payments to families, putting $195.2 million into the hands of those who lost loved ones, homes and businesses to fires caused by PG&E. He said the trust had begun to make partial payments to about 9,500 of the 67,170 victims. If he or Ms. Yanni (his replacement appointed solely by Trustee Trotter) sells the remaining 377 million of the victims shares for the same loss, victims stand to lose over $1.1 billion of their $13.5 billion settlement, perhaps much more. Their millions upon millions of dollars from their 33% contingency fees from hundreds/thousands of wildfire victim clients they represent (plus costs) were in the balance and the sooner PG&E came out of bankruptcy, the sooner theyd start to get paid as the PG&E Fire Victim Trust excruciatingly slowly started to make pro rata (that is, partial) payments to some of their clients. He noted that the bankruptcy court created two pots of money, one for the insurance companies and another for fire victims, including federal and state agency claimants. Compensating victims will be a recurring challenge; giving them a volatile asset prone to falling in value turns out to be a poor solution. The lawsuits were subsequently coordinated into a single mass tort proceeding in San Francisco County Superior Court (JCCP No. Insurance Journal. We are making every effort to pay as much as we can, as quickly as we can.. In addition to the program statistics below, you can access Trust information using the Information and FAQs menu tabs above. Trustee, Most vulnerable in this process are the wildfire victims who were uninsured, underinsured or have potential claims against the company for personal injury and wrongful death. The TCC and its attorneys have a fiduciary duty to advocate for the interests of all fire and other tort claimants in the bankruptcy proceeding. Bipartisan legislation could make that money tax-free from the federal government -- but the bill is stuck in Congress. Broadly, the process involves the following steps: With support from the Governors office and the California legislature, PG&E is expected to emerge from bankruptcy under a reorganization plan in secure (or investable) financial condition. The court-ordered trust of over $13 billion was established for survivors of devastating Northern California wildfires including the 2015 Butte Fire, the 2017 North Bay Contacts For Fire Victims and Attorneys, Throwback OCP&R Tip: storms can cause power outages. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias. Any potential claimants who have not yet hired an attorney should be aware that the bankruptcy court will announce a bar date, after which time no further claims may be included in the proceeding or compensated. Trotter pointed out that the insurance trust received $11 billion in cash to satisfy its claim of having to payout $16 billion to its insureds and for maintaining an additional $4 billion in reserve. Huge welcome back! Legislation could make PG&E settlement money for CA wildfire victims tax-free from the federal government, but the bill is stuck in Congress. Scott McNutt, a former California State Bar governor and veteran bankruptcy attorney, told KQED the amounts charged are excessive for the meager results obtained so far and that the trust has been completely non-transparent about what its doing for this money., One of the hallmarks of the bankruptcy process is transparency, he said. This petition requests that Gov. Paradise mayor Steve Crowder welcomed the news of Trotters retirement. It has been burning for 28 days and is 27% contained, the state agency said on Aug. - PG&E, the nations largest electric utility, told the California Public Utilities Commission on July 18 that its equipment may have been involved with the start of that fire. In that rubble Internicola says he found the only item that survived, a ring his father gave him. No victims are on the committee. In a bankruptcy settlement, claimants may not ultimately receive the full value of their claims, but they must all receive the same proportionate pro rata value. For more information, visit FireVictimTrust.com. If a Disaster Declaration is issued, it can be either a Emergency Declaration (to supplement state, local, and tribal government efforts to provide debris removal and emergency protective measures or to lessen/avert, Need a last minute holiday gift? Well, when the Trusts oversight committee is a group of nine of the victims attorneys, who, as mentioned, promoted the PGE bankruptcy settlement and were eager to get their fees paid, why not turn a blind eye toward the excessive fees and salaries for the Trustee and his managers and consultants. 153 0 obj <>stream But all is fine with PGE now and their business and profits are growing again (though their stock is still trading at about $12 per share still under water for the victims stock). As to the victims payouts, to date (May 27, 2022), about 65% of the victims have received pennies on the dollars for their losses with 35% of the victims still waiting for a first pro rata payment, with most victims challenging their settlement determinations as unfair and underpaid as determined by the hundreds of Trust managers and staff, who incidentally are paid much more than fairly on time each and every month. He will be replaced by Cathy Yanni, who has been with the trust since it was created two years ago as the claims administrator. https://santarosapressdemocrat-ca.newsmemory.com/?token=CRID_john.stalcup@sbcglobal.net_26654&message_id=22606q2IXHqZd6krXsywJL3uC1IEx3QU&utm_source=emailMarketing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email+stats, (14) https://www.counties.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/inverse_condemnation_fact_sheet_league__csac.pdf, (15) https://www.firevictimtrust.com/Docs/FAQs.pdf, (16) https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/PG-E-victims-lawyer-scrutinized-over-Wall-15241511.php#:~:text=San%20Antonio%20lawyer%20Mikal%20Watts,that%20became%20public%20days%20earlier, (17) https://krcrtv.com/north-coast-news/eureka-local-news/judge-refuses-to-approve-fire-victims-letter-attacking-pge-04-09-2020, (18) https://www.reinsurancene.ws/pge-pays-11bn-settlement-to-re-insurers-joins-wildfire-fund/, (19) https://www.firevictimtrust.com/Docs/Trustee_Response_to_5-28-22_Editorial.pdf, Ramona D. 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[1/2]A PG&E tracks passes the line of the Dixie Fire near Taylorsville, California, August 10, 2021. Every day we are forced to hold the stock, leads to more costs and more taken away from victims, for sure, said Will Abrams, who lost his home in the 2017 Tubbs fire in Santa Rosa. Furthermore, Gov. On December He said his rent is triple what he paid for his mortgage in Paradise. REUTERS/David Swanson. "We remain right on the exact same spot with the identical house we replaced," said Internicola. Give the people you love peace of mind by helping them be financially resilient and prepared.ThisGive Peace of Mind Gift Catalogis full of free tips to help spark important discussions and actions around disaster preparedness. The new payout, effective Feb. 15, will allow victims to gain 45% of claim value, instead of the current 30%. It is an important development for fire survivors, and I share the. Fire Victims may accept this initial determination or may request additional review and submit supplemental claim materials as part of the Reconsideration and Appeals processes. Without all your input I have no idea how we could have recovered. While Gallagher has said that he isnt supportive of taxpayers picking up the bill on the shortfall, he wants to see his legislation passed exempting settlement payments from state income taxes, which he says is one of his highest priorities. (4), And the legions of lawyers and consultants from the Greenberg law firm in North Carolina (who Trustee Trotter hired) are surely making handsome consulting fees, though the Trustee keeps these fees close to his chest wonder why? Indie Pop Star Michelle Lambert Plays Market and Main in Martinez! But the bill is stuck. The Trust reviews claims and issues Determination Notices daily and disburses payments twice monthly, compensating Fire Victims for economic and non-economic damages caused by the 2015 Butte, 2017 North Bay, and 2018 Camp Fires, including destruction or damage to real estate and personal property, additional living expenses, lost wages, business losses, emotional distress, personal injury or death and related medical expenses. We are part of a significant group of voters. They were just asking legitimate questions on behalf of their constituents. "Fire victims have lost homes, belongings, and for some, even their loved ones," said LaMalfa (R-Richvale), who co-introduced the bipartisan legislation. When recently challenged by a letter from the Butte County Board of Supervisor's who presented legitimate questions about the pace and process of the Trust's claims processing, the thin-skinned Trustee refused to respond to the Supervisors and called them "you people" "politicians" with "uninformed, slanderous conclusions". On September 29th, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill which will make PG &E wildfire victims' settlement payments state tax-free, but as of right now fire victims must still If you suffered losses in the following or related fires, you may be entitled recover legal damages from PG&E: We invite North Bay and Butte County fire survivors to contact our office at any time to review your case and understand your legal options. Trustee appointed 11 fire victims to serve on an official committee of tort claimants. Whether you are traveling, We support the Federal Insurance Office in their efforts to gather national data to get a clear picture of how insurers are adapting their operations in response to climate change, and how their actions are impacting property insurance affordability and availability across the nation.. March 12, 2021, San Francisco On Monday, March 15, the Fire Victim Trust (FVT) will begin distributing the first round of pro rata payments toward satisfying the claims of On November 14, 2022, the Trust sent letters in support of H.R. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. Prior to this months sales, the FVT had sold 230 million shares across five sales Jan 31, 2022 (40 MM shares); April 14 (60 MM shares); Oct 4 (35 MM shares); Oct 27 (35 MM shares); Dec 12 (60 MM shares). "I think scheduling for committee time, floor time," said LaMalfa. Your attorney will prepare the necessary information about your case and file a proof of claim on your behalf in the PG&E bankruptcy court. The trust has also dealt with 100 emotional distress claims along with more than 20,000 loss of income claims and 38,000 real and personal property claims, which include the value of loss of vegetation and the cost of tree replacement. Worse, the risk from fires has only been partially addressed. A Cascade of Outrage Follows Investigation Into PG&E Fire Victim Trust Expenses. But KQEDs review of documents identified more than half a dozen law firms and financial institutions that have profited from the Fire Victim Trust. Take a look at more stories by the ABC7 News I-Team. Newsom, you approved this bankruptcy plan and you have the authority and resources at your disposal to correct the inequities to victims created by this plan. Turns out were still getting soaked while the lawyers, insurance companies, cities and counties, Hedge Funds and Trust fund managers were and continue to be paid in full. . Hedge Funds Cash Out Billions in PG&E Stock. Forgot Password? Please Wait This Portal is the secure website to exchange information between a Fire Victim or a Fire Victims law firm and the Administrators of the Fire Victim Trust. Only persons authorized by the Claims Administrator and the Claims Processor may use this Portal. endstream endobj 116 0 obj <. Https://Inthesetimes.Com/Article/California-Fire-Victims-Awaiting-Payment-from-Utility-Company Retrieved June 5, 2022, from https://inthesetimes.com/article/california-fire-victims-awaiting-payment-from-utility-company, (11) Morris, J. M. (2021, August 23). Newson, just approved two new rate hikes to PG&E customers (including all PG&E victim customers) totaling a 23% increase to rate payers effective March 2022. opt-out claim, and issuance 90% of all Determination Notices. However, the 68,870 wildfire victims (approximately 250,000 people) have been short-changed and slow-paid pennies on the dollar and were required to take one half of their settlement in PGE stock. 52. Who may act as Legal Representative for a Minor Claimant, and what But if the toll from fires exceeds whats in that pot, PG&Es solvency might even be at risk. The House and Senate will be in session in mid-November. (4,5,6,7,8). PGEs trust to pay wildfire victims is millions short; bill proposed would bail them out, but how? This increase was made possible by the Trusts recent sales of Pacific Gas & Electric stock. 4955). PARADISE, Calif. - Victims from the Butte Fire, North Bay fires, and Camp Fire will receive an increased pro-rata payment from 30% to 45%. "We should not ask survivors to pay federal taxes on compensation that they will use to rebuild their lives. He was born in Chico and attended Butte and Chico State. @TheDaraKam is back in the Terracotta Room talking about property insurance, this week with consumer advocate Amy Bach, executive director of @UPHelp Claimants with Submitted Claims Questionnaires (CQs), ,the Your attorney will continue to represent you throughout the remainder of the proceedings until your case is resolved. Shortly after the October 2017 North Bay Fires, members of the affected communities began filing lawsuits against PG&E based on the companys alleged role in causing the disaster. %%EOF So, if you receive $100,000 and give 25% to your attorney, you are still taxed on the full $100,000. At the time, before the vote of approval by the victims, several the victims lawyers concurred that it was a good deal and victims would be paid right away. As of a week ago, the trustee had paid $4.05 billion to more than 46,000 victims. (14), The PGE Bankruptcy Court settlement, which Governor Newsom approved, favors and fully compensates everyone except the wildfire victims. Claimants (or their lawyers, if represented) can access their confidential claims information, notices, and other program materials by logging into their secure Portal account here. Trotter said that once the trust was created, the only employees working for it were he and Yanni, who was his claims administrator. Retrieved June 5, 2022, from https://www.kqed.org/news/11851347/pge-bankruptcy-yields-700-million-legal-fee-bonanza-for-wall-street-firms, (8) PBS. "It shouldn't be a taxable event upon them because they're victims of fire," said California Congressman Doug LaMalfa. Reach us by phone or through our brief online form at any time to discuss your claim. Once PG&E filed for bankruptcy, however, the civil lawsuits were automatically stayed (or paused). The number of claimants, variety of claims, quantity of claims, and size of the multi-billion dollar fund make this one of the largest and most complex mass tort settlements in California history. (2022, May 6). None of these entities were required by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to take one-half of their settlements in PGE stock. Less than 1% of all claims have been appealed. Distributing a portion of the bankruptcy settlement funds before claims could be fully evaluated was an unprecedented move, but a necessary one given the extreme hardship facing many individuals whose losses from the wildfires have been compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic and by the 2020 wildfires in Northern California. San Francisco, CA Cathy Yanni, Trustee of the Fire Victim Trust (FVT), announced a pro rata payment increase from 45 percent to 60 percent effective January 31, Most fire victims are still waiting to be paid by PG&Es Fire Victim Fund, investigation finds. federal and state agency claims. The Tort Claimants Committee (or TCC) is designed to give the individuals and families most affected by the 2017 and 2018 fires an independent and official voice throughout the bankruptcy case. The company may have to spend $20 billion burying power lines, and while it might like to pass those costs on to customers, its rates are already among the highest in the nation. In addition to ensuring survivors would not be taxed on trust payments, the new law includes a provision exempting attorneys' fees from taxation to ensure that recipients of PG&E funds do not pay taxes on lawyers they did not hire. Gavin Newsom and U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali and is being implemented by PGE Fire Victim Trust Trustee John Trotter who suddenly retired this week. Governor, we are one of 68,870 families and businesses (250,000 Californians) waiting for full relief for our PGE-caused losses. According to claims data as of September 30th from the Fire Victim Trust, nearly half of the close to 70-thousand claimants are still waiting to receive a 45% partial payment from the trust. (1), The insurance companies and city and county governments also were paid in full over nine months ago for claims they paid to victims (subrogation reimbursements $11 billion and government claims of $2 billion, respectively), and the victims lawyers started reaping their full fees and costs as victims settlement determinations started trickling in nine months ago. https://twitter.com/Cal_OES/status/1609310956794019840. "You know if the state can get it done, why can't the federal government," said LaMalfa. WebThe PGE 2020 Bankruptcy and PGE Fire Victim Trust PGE's bankruptcy workout plan to pay for victims' losses from the 2015, 2017 and 2018 Northern California wildfires was approved by California Gov. Opinions expressed are those of the author. With such financial leverage, certainly Trustee Trotter could (and still could) have found a way to leverage our position by borrowing against our stock and preserving our position rather than squandering it away. As of March 15, PG&E had paid out $3.04 billion in preliminary and pro-rata payments and awarded another $7.04 billion in determination notices. Retrieved June 5, 2022, from https://abc7news.com/pg-e-fire-victims-victim-trust-fund-ca-wildfire-not-paid-taxpayer/11593929/, (7) Jamali, L. J. All Rights Reserved. Her office says it's currently in the Finance Committee. The ability to make this increase is due to several recent developments, said John Trotter - the trustee the PG&E Fire Victim Trust - via a statement. And, again, our deal was crafted by these players such that victims would receive a $13.5 billion dollar settlement, but half of that amount (i.e., $6.75 billion) was to be paid to the victims in PG&E stock, only to find out that when PG&E exited bankruptcy the victims stock was already over $1.5 billion underwater. The trust, which he took over two years ago, was funded with $13.5 billion, half in cash and half in the PG&E common stock. With another 2022 California State budget surplus of $97 billion dollars, please propose allocating $1.5 to $3.5 billion to fully compensate the the wildfire losses of 68,870 wildfire victim families (250,000 citizens/voters) of Northern California. (16) Nonetheless, over 35% of wildfire victims are still waiting years later for their settlements and the vast majority have asked for reconsiderations, challenging the Trusts settlements as unfair and their claims as woefully under paid. They now collectively own almost a quarter of the companys shares. It certainly appears that the lawyers, either working for the Trust or victims, were and are being paid well and in full for their services. 1054 CHAPTER 79. Michael Internicola and his family lost everything in the 2017 Tubbs Fire. The attorneys representing wildfire claimants will work with financial experts to arrive at an aggregate estimation of claims, i.e., the total liability PG&E faces for all wildfire damages. He also said the trust hired Morgan Stanley to manage the sale of the first 100 shares of stocks, netting the trust $1.2 billion. The material on this site is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for legal advice. While the TCC acts in the collective interest of all tort claimants, the committee does not represent any individual homeowners, renters, businesses, or other wildfire victims in their damage claims against PG&E. Also, the trust gained another $480 million through the sale of 40 million shares of PG&E stock. On the surface, that has potential to be a good thing. (12,19). The news that PG&E agreed to a $13.5 billion fire settlement with lawyers for victims means that plaintiffs are a step closer to getting compensated. The deal was structured to avoid having to pay taxes on the sale, authorities said. Fire Survivors Suffer and Wait. As Governor Newsoms office stated in a letter to the U.S. Insurance Journal. Prior Trustee updates are included on the Documents page here. And their fees are paid directly from PGE Fire Victim Trust funds designated primarily for the victims loss compensation from the PG&E settlement. The Un-Trustworthy PG&E Fire Victim Trust (PVT). The insurance trust received $11 billion in cash to satisfy its claim of having paid $16 billion to its insured and for maintaining an additional $4 A 15% increase was tacked on to the 30% pro-rata payments most claimants have already seen, meaning fire victims should have received 45% of their full approved claim. Newsom. (12) The victims' owned about 24% of the stock in PGE. PG&E was forced into bankruptcy after its equipment sparked the Camp Fire that killed at least 85 people and nearly wiped out the Northern California town of Paradise. The investigation by KQED found that in its first year of operation, the trust spent nearly 90% of its funds on overhead while fire victims, many of whom lost their homes, waited for reimbursement. And our family of five did much of the heavy lifting gathering, researching lost items costs, and spreadsheeting in detail our real and personal property claims which in most cases was to no avail, as the Trust ended up not paying over 40% of our bona fide claims. While insurers and municipalities took cash during the restructuring process, individual victims accepted a $13.5 billion bundle of cash and stock, to be injected into a trust on their behalf. 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