Government
Nov. 13, 2025
Court allows sewer rate challenge but questions class action path
A Los Angeles judge will allow a sewer-rate challenge to proceed but is reconsidering whether plaintiffs may amend class and jury claims after tentatively striking them in a Proposition 218 and CPRA lawsuit.
A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday allowed a ratepayer lawsuit challenging the city's sewer rate increases to proceed but remained undecided on whether the claims qualify for class treatment or a jury trial.
The putative class action challenges a 2024 sewer rate hike. The plaintiff - represented by Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP partner Jonathan M. Rotter - says the increase violated Proposition 218's requirement that property-related fees not exceed the cost of providing t...
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