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LA Fires

Sep. 15, 2025

Hutchinson attorneys push expedited deposition in fire insurance dispute

Attorneys for 91-year-old, cognitively impaired man seek to expedite his deposition in a lawsuit against California FAIR Plan over Eaton Fire losses, while defendants contest involvement and litigation remains stayed.

Hutchinson attorneys push expedited deposition in fire insurance dispute
Judge Samantha P. Jessner

Attorneys for a 91-year-old man in poor health who sued the California FAIR Plan Association and other insurers over Eaton Fire losses seek to accelerate his deposition. But the FAIR Plan was apparently not notified for three months and did not appear at the initial status conference on Friday. The 12 other insurers say they should not even be part of the case because they did not insure him.

The judge let the litigation remain stayed but related it to another fire matter. She sa...

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