LA Fires
Dec. 4, 2025
Limited firefighter depositions OK'd in Palisades Fire lawsuit
A Los Angeles judge approved limited firefighter and state parks depositions in the Palisades Fire suit, allowing plaintiffs to probe claims that smoldering Lachman Fire embers persisted due to state wildfire management policies.
A Los Angeles judge authorized a narrow exception to the months-long discovery pause in the Palisades Fire case against the city and state, allowing limited depositions of firefighters focused on the preceding Lachman Fire that plaintiffs claim was left smoldering.
On Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Samantha P. Jessner approved an order drafted by the plaintiffs' counsel, which will allow the attorneys to depose 12 city firefighters and select state parks employees about their o...
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