Boyle Law PC v. City of Los Angeles, Acting by and Through the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

Citation: Boyle Law PC v. City of Los Angeles, Acting by and Through the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, 25STCV08248 (L.A. Super. Ct., filed March 20, 2025)

Causes of action: Inverse Condemnation - Power Equipment; Inverse Condemnation - Water Equipment

Plaintiffs attorneys: Boyle Law PC

Defense attorneys: Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

Summary: Complaint for damages filed by Boyle Law PC and numerous individual plaintiffs against the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The plaintiffs are seeking compensation for damages resulting from the Palisades Fire, which began on January 7, 2025. The complaint alleges inverse condemnation, claiming that failures in LADWP's power and water equipment either caused or substantially contributed to the fire and subsequent property damage. Plaintiffs argue that LADWP had a duty to properly maintain its infrastructure and that its failures constituted a taking of their private property without just compensation.