LA Fires,
Civil Litigation
Oct. 14, 2025
Judge to weigh Edison bid to block wildfire class action
Southern California Edison moved to strike class allegations in wildfire litigation, arguing individualized property damage defeats class treatment in lawsuits over the Eaton Fire that destroyed thousands of structures in January.
Southern California Edison seeks to strike the class allegations that were filed against it in Los Angeles County Superior Court in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire in January.
California courts have never certified a wildfire case for class certification because each cause of action is individualized, Hueston Hennigan LLP partner Douglas J. Dixon, wrote in a demurrer and motion to strike on behalf of Edison. He argued that the Eaton Fire's impact was anything but uniform, with...
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