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May 27, 2025

Bobcat Fire settlement: Edison pays $82.5M for damage

Southern California Edison settled for $82.5 million litigation over the 2020 Bobcat Fire, compensating for firefighting costs and damage to Angeles National Forest, without admitting fault.

Bobcat Fire settlement: Edison pays $82.5M for damage
U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli

The largest wildfire cost recovery in the Central District of California was settled on Friday after Southern California Edison agreed to pay $82.5 million to the U.S. over damages associated with the 2020 Los Angeles County wildfire in and around the Angeles National Forest.

"This record settlement against Southern California Edison provides meaningful compensation to taxpayers for the extensive costs of fighting the Bobcat Fire and for the widespread damage to public lands,...

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