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		richwater on Dec 20, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why are UK electricity bills so expensive? > . A huge destructive fire was a matter of time. You can't avoid legal ramifications by saying _something_ was bound to happen

creato on Dec 21, 2024 [–]

So then, $1.6B of liability to the driver of the RV at the Carr fire, and a few thousand to the Colorado RV driver? For the exact same error in both cases?

Legally, maybe you are right. I honestly don't know. It doesn't seem right to me though.

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