In a proposed class action seeking more than $2.5 billion in damages from PG&E Corp., California Supreme Court justices questioned whether tort liability is the right tool to address instances where the utility allegedly shut down power negligently.

In the underlying the matter, St. Helena, California-based Anthony Gantner filed the negligence class action as an adversary proceeding in PG&E’s bankruptcy. During Wednesday’s proceedings, the high court considered two questions in the case certified by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.