Litigation
Aug. 9, 2016
City said law doesn't leave it on the hook for fire
The state of California argued in superior court Friday that the city of L.A. should pay more than $4 million for a 2013 fire allegedly caused by a city power line
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES — The city of Los Angeles objected Friday to a law cited by the state of California, which argued the city should pay for costs related to a sprawling fire that engulfed the Angeles National Forest in 2013.
The lawsuit, filed by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, claims the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was negligen...
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