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Judge who oversaw Camp Fire settlement sues LADWP over Palisades Fire
A retired judge who oversaw a settlement with PG&E over the 2018 Camp Fire, the state’s most destructive wildfire, is now ...
Judge who oversaw Camp fire settlement with PG&E now suing LA’s Department of Water and Power after losing home to Palisades blaze
The lawsuit, filed against the LADWP, focuses on empty reservoirs in the Palisades at the time of the fire and alleges that ...
The Bond Buyer2d
Los Angeles power agency heads to market in post-wildfire test
The city of Los Angeles and its Department of Water and Power face Palisades Fire-driven lawsuits from some 776 plaintiffs, ...
SCE begins removing idle power line that may have sparked Eaton fire
Southern California Edison this week is taking down an idle transmission line that has become the central figure in the ...
LADWP argues it can’t be sued for lack of water to fight Palisades fire
The quasi-independent agency cites a 1911 court ruling in California that says that, absent a contract, utilities aren’t ...
Orange County Register13d
LADWP argues it can’t be sued for lack of water to fight Palisades fire
“LADWP’s reliance upon a 114-year old case ... Some of the complaints also allege that sparking or downed power lines exacerbated the inferno. The agency’s 117-million-gallon reservoir ...
East Bay Times4d
Judge who oversaw Camp fire settlement with PG&E now suing LA’s Department of Water and Power after losing home to Palisades blaze
The suit focuses on the lack of water in the Palisades, alleging that two reservoirs key to public use in the area were not full, and claims that the LADWP left overhead power lines energized ...