PAUL MARGARITAS ET AL VS. LESTER WONG ET AL

SF Superior Court - Real Property / Housing Dept 501 - CGC23604432 - August 29, 2025 Hearing date: August 29, 2025 Case number: CGC23604432 Case title: PAUL MARGARITAS ET AL VS. LESTER WONG ET AL Case Number: | | CGC23604432 | Case Title: | | PAUL MARGARITAS ET AL VS. LESTER WONG ET AL | Court Date: | | 2025-08-29 09:30 AM | Calendar Matter: | | MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT / Notice Of Motion And Motion For Summary Judgment Or, In The Alternative, Summary Adjudication | Rulings: | | Real Property/Housing Court Motion calendar for August 29, 2025, line 2.

Cross Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment or, in the Alternative, Summary Adjudication is DENIED. The motion is moot as to Plaintiff's Supplemental Complaint because there is a dismissal on file. Summary judgment is DENIED as to the First Amended Complaint.

There are many triable issues of fact, including PG&E's compliance with applicable regulations and whether the car accident was reasonably foreseeable or a substantial factor in causing harm. Additionally, there are triable issues of fact regarding the extent to which the Fire Department and Building Department's failure to express concerns is indicative of PG&E' compliance with regulations. Finally, PG&E's only evidence that the gas meter was in a "readily accessible location," "adequately protected," and "adequately ventilated" is a relatively conclusory declaration of one expert. This declaration does not make summary judgment appropriate, especially given the phrasing of these regulations call for fact-intensive inquiries. =(501/CFH)

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