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Environmental & Energy

Mar. 10, 2023

Plaintiffs push for less formal discovery in Fairview Fire case

“The written discovery is fairly standardized in these wildfire cases and is very familiar to Southern California Edison and all of the plaintiffs, so I do believe we have a good protocol in place to handle any meet and confer to try to resolve discovery disputes informally before bringing them to the court,” said Alexander Robertson IV, representing plaintiffs.

Coordinated proceedings for seven claims against Southern California Edison related to the 2022 Fairview Fire near Hemet have begun, with counsel meeting remotely on Thursday to discuss procedural strategies and ways to resolve discovery disputes as the cases move forward.

“The subrogating and individual plaintiffs have completed their meet and confers with Southern California Edison and are prepared to file their master complaint as soon ...

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