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Jan. 11, 2019

Veteran judge takes over Porter Ranch gas leak litigation

Judge Yvette M. Palazuelos has taken over the nearly 300 coordinated cases filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court over the 2015 Porter Ranch gas leak.

Veteran judge takes over Porter Ranch gas leak litigation
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Yvette M. Palazuelos

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Yvette M. Palazuelos is now presiding over the nearly 400 coordinated cases filed in the 2015 Porter Ranch gas leak.

Palazuelos was assigned to the cases Wednesday following the elevation last month of the previous presiding judge, John Shepard Wiley Jr., to the 2...

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