Environmental & Energy,
Civil Litigation
Nov. 19, 2020
Edison persuades judge to bring phone giant into fire case
Southern California Edison has been granted its request to bring in AT&T as a cross-defendant in Woolsey litigation. AT&T owns the unidentified second line that came into contact with one line alleged to have belonged to Edison at the original ignition site, utility claims.
A Los Angeles County judge allowed Southern California Edison Co. to bring in AT&T as a cross-defendant to share potential liability for the 2018 Woolsey Fire.
SoCal Edison sought to bring in the telecommunications provider last month, arguing AT&T owned the second unidentified line near where the Woolsey Fire started, according to a state agency report. The fire burned more than 98,000 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura count...
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