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Civil Litigation

Oct. 23, 2019

Plaintiffs urge Woolsey Fire judge to not stay deposition

Superior Court Judge overseeing the coordinated Woolsey Fire litigation to decide whether all depositions should be stayed pending release of the causation report, to be compiled by California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and Ventura County Fire Protection District.

LOS ANGELES -- Plaintiffs counsel are urging a superior court judge not to stay all depositions as requested by Southern California Edison Co., whose equipment has been blamed for starting a devastating wildfire in Southern California.

Edison faces thousands of claims linked to the November 2018 Woolsey fire that burned more than 96,000 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. The utility faces claims for negligence, inverse conde...

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