Civil Litigation
Jul. 18, 2019
Judge to decide whether public entity cross-defendants will remain in wildfire-mudslide cases.
A judge will decide in October whether SoCal Edison can share blame with public entities if their actions or failures increased the damage caused by a mudslide that wiped out Montecito a month after a wildfire ravaged Santa Barbara County.
Murky legal precedent delayed until October resolution of a critical natural disaster liability issue, namely whether SoCal Edison can share blame with public entities for damage caused by a mudslide that wiped out Montecito after a wildfire ravaged Santa Barbara County in 2018.
Edison's cross-complaint theorizes that four government entities' negligent maintenance of infrastructure, bridges, culverts and pipelines exacerbated the...
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