USA Today (January 13, 2025) — A Southern California woman who lost her house in the wildfires devastating the area says a local utility company sparked the inferno that turned her longtime home into cinders, according to a lawsuit filed Monday. Evangeline Iglesias says the utility, Southern California Edison, failed to shut down its power equipment despite strong warnings, resulting … Continued
Los Angeles Times (January 12, 2025) — As officials try to determine the cause of a wildfire that has burned an estimated 7,000 structures in and around Altadena, investigators keep returning to one place: an electrical transmission tower in Eaton Canyon. The once-lush hillside has been charred by flames spread by intense winds from the … Continued
Law360 (January 13, 2025) — Southern California Edison was hit with multiple lawsuits by Altadena fire victims in California state court Monday, accusing the investor-owned public utility of negligently managing power-line equipment that on Jan. 7 purportedly sparked the Eaton Fire, which has already damaged over 7,000 structures and killed at least 16 individuals.SoCal Edison … Continued
Years ago, Victoria had never set foot in a casino. That changed one fateful day when she discovered Double Down Casino’s games on her phone. Enticed by the platform, the company targeted problem gamblers, exploiting their vulnerabilities. In October 2023, Victoria’s life took a remarkable turn when she received a substantial payout from the Class … Continued
Northern California Record (Apr 19, 2024) — Trial lawyers have launched bids to gain control of about 40 class action lawsuits, worth potentially massive money, that have already been filed against genetic testing company 23andMe over a data breach affecting nearly 7 million people. And one of the firms seeking control has asked the San … Continued
Meredith Drukker Stratigopoulos, an experienced trial lawyer, will continue her work representing victims of sexual assault (April 24, 2024) – Chicago – National plaintiffs’ law firm, Edelson PC, is dipping into the Texas talent pool to hire an accomplished trial lawyer as its latest partner. Following a year of record growth in which the firm … Continued
Above The Law (March 20, 2024) — This actually makes a lot of sense the more you think about it. What do you do after you finish skewering the powerful as a Daily Show correspondent? Help sue the powerful with a plaintiff-side firm of course. In one of the more unexpected staffing press releases we’ve … Continued
Techspot (February 27, 2024) — What just happened? California resident Guillermo Mata has sued a Texas-based company for selling location data of people’s vehicles to marketers, repo agencies, and insurers. Filed in 2021, the lawsuit was granted class action status last September, and alleges that the actions of Fort Worth-based Digital Recognition Network (DRN) violate … Continued
CVN (March, 7 2024) — Portland, OR – An Oregon state court jury awarded $42 million on Monday to 10 plaintiffs who blamed electric utility PacifiCorp for their property damage in the Labor Day Fire of 2020, and the full trial was webcast gavel-to-gavel by Courtroom View Network. PacifiCorp could potentially face billions of dollars … Continued
AP (March 5, 2024) -— A jury in Oregon has ordered PacifiCorp to pay more than $42 million to 10 victims of devastating wildfires on Labor Day 2020 — the latest verdict in litigation that is expected to see the electric utility on the hook for billions in damages. Last June, a jury found PacifiCorp … Continued
