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LA Fires,
Civil Litigation

Jul. 1, 2025

Plaintiffs push for early Eaton Fire trial date

Plaintiffs in Eaton Fire litigation urge early trial date to spur mediation, while Southern California Edison argues it's premature without CAL FIRE's report, as causation remains uncertain.

Plaintiffs push for early Eaton Fire trial date
Judge Laura A. Seigle

The individual plaintiffs in the Eaton Fire litigation sought on Monday to convince a Los Angeles judge to set an early, "aggressive" trial date to compel mediation. Counsel for Southern California Edison, the main defendants in the suits, said it was too early for that because the cause of the fire was still uncertain.

"The decision regarding a trial date, the decision regarding the scope of the trial, the decision regarding what a mediation protocol might look lik...

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