PG&E Bankruptcy Update: Erin Brockovich Supports Wildfire Victims

Activist Erin Brockovich has banded together with the victims of the Northern California wildfires to protest PG&E’s (PCG.F) Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

Brockovich took to the steps of California’s State Capital where she addressed a crowd on Tuesday. Here, she spoke about how PG&E should be held accountable for its liability of the wildfires and should be prevented from filing bankruptcy.

“I am here for these victims to make ensure that they are made whole again,” she said in her speech. “As you might be aware, PG&E and I have bumped into each other numerous times over the course of the past 28 years.”

“We should all be beyond frustrated,” Brockovich added.

Brockovich also spoke out on Twitter on Jan. 14 after PG&E announced it was planning to file bankruptcy amid claims it was responsible for the California wildfires in 2017 and 2018.

In her tweet, she showed her support of the victims of the fires, writing, “People are dead and it could have been prevented. There needs to be a criminal investigation. Nothing will change till the people who make decisions are held accountable and know they will be held accountable.”

Brockovich is known for the role she played in the investigation of groundwater contamination by PG&E in the town of Hinkley, California. PG&E settled the class action lawsuit for $333 million.

Shares of PG&E were down 3.28 percent as of 12:06 p.m. EST on Wednesday.