Civil Procedure
Nov. 3, 2026
Judge rejects Edison's bid for lengthy Eaton Fire trial delay
A Los Angeles judge postponed the first Eaton Fire bellwether trial until March 8, rejecting Edison's request for a nearly five-month delay and finding its discovery problems largely self-inflicted.
A Los Angeles judge postponed the first Eaton Fire bellwether trial by six weeks but rejected Southern California Edison's request for a nearly five-month delay, finding that the utility had failed to justify additional months of discovery.
Superior Court Judge Laura A. Seigle moved the trial from Jan. 25 to March 8, 2027, rather than June 21 as Edison had requested. Gursey v. Southern California Edison et al., 25STCV00731 (L.A. Super. Ct., filed Jan. 13, 2025).
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