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Civil Litigation,
Environmental & Energy

Nov. 9, 2018

City of LA, power utility sued over 2017 fire

The city of Los Angeles and its power utility knew about poorly maintained power lines that allegedly caused the burning of 15,000 acres of land in last winter’s “Creek Fire” but failed to fix them, according to a recently-filed negligence lawsuit.

City of LA, power utility sued over 2017 fire
MCNICHOLAS

The city of Los Angeles and its power utility knew about poorly maintained power lines that allegedly caused the burning of 15,000 acres of land in last winter's "Creek Fire" but failed to fix them, according to a recently-filed negligence lawsuit.

McNicholas & McNicholas LLP, Frantz Law Group, Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian and Becker Law Group named the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power and the city as defendants....

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