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 … Continued
The L.A. Times has named our Chief of Staff, Kelsey McCann, a “DEIA Visionary” for 2024. The list of less than 100 people highlights game changers in the world of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility. Led by Kelsey’s mulit-faceted approach — including speaking out publicly about diversity issues within the plaintiffs’ bar, providing thoughtful and … Continued
Along with a coalition of environmental advocacy groups—Environmental Working Group, Earthjustice, FarmSTAND, and Animal Legal Defense Fund —we’re suing Tyson Foods for cynically capitalizing on consumers’ desire for a healthier planet. The complaint alleges that Tyson engaged in “greenwashing,” making misleading claims about Tyson’s climate impact. With this suit, we join our environmental partners in sending … Continued
CHICAGO, July 15, 2024 – The National Law Journal recognized our firm, Edelson PC, for its outstanding work in multiple categories at its annual Elite Trial Lawyers (ETL) Awards ceremony. The firm won the Trial Strategy Innovation award based on our significant contributions to advancing an area of law, reshaping the way courts or companies … Continued
Law 360 (April 19, 2024) — Plaintiffs in proposed privacy class actions should be given more say in who’s picked as class counsel, in order to crack down on the “anemic settlements” that have resulted from the ineffective “old way of litigating” these matters, law firm Edelson PC argued in vying for lead counsel in … 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
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
