Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Maryland

Gross Negligence

On Valentines day a storm caused a tree to fall onto the power lines causing a power outage in my community. After notifying the utility company they did not respond until three days later. Our power was out from about 8am 0n 2/14 until 11:41pm on 2/16. Can we sue the utility company.


Asked on 2/17/07, 8:01 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
G. Joseph Holthaus III Law Offices of G. Joseph Holthaus

Re: Gross Negligence

You can file a claim against your homeowner's insurance if coverage is available.

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Answered on 2/17/07, 8:17 pm
Robert Sher Wagshal and Sher

Re: Gross Negligence

It would be extremely difficult to hold the utility responsible, since they were probably dealing with other outages during this "delay" period, and obviously can only work with their available manpower. I doubt your homeowner's insurance would cover this, but you've got nothing to lose by checking.

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Answered on 2/28/07, 2:31 pm


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