Government
Mar. 15, 2019
Government report blames SoCal Edison equipment for 2017 fire
The Ventura County Fire department released a 71-page report detailing the origin of the 2017 Thomas Fire and laying blame on SoCal Edison electrical equipment, a document plaintiff attorneys say they'll rely on in future litigation.
A government report Thursday that fingers SoCal Edison equipment for a 2017 fire that scorched 281,000 acres over two counties is likely to boost pending plaintiffs' litigation against the utility, attorneys said.
Rahul Ravipudi, partner at Panish Shea & Boyle LLP and co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs, said the report "establishes what we'd been learning throughout the litigation -- that SCE was the ignition source and its equip...
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