LA Fires
Nov. 17, 2025
Judge orders Edison to produce key discovery by year's end in Eaton Fire litigation
With thousands of plaintiffs alleging Edison's power lines sparked the January Eaton Fire, Judge Laura Seigle has mandated year-end production of core liability discovery, escalating pressure on the utility as it defends its out-of-court settlement program and fights requests for privileged engineering assessments.
A Los Angeles County judge on Friday directed Southern California Edison to produce key liability-related discovery by the end of the year in the mass-tort Eaton Fire proceedings.
The deadline was set during an informal, off-the-record discovery conference that highlighted ongoing disputes between the parties over privilege claims and the scope of investigations into the circumstances surrounding the fire's ignition.
Superior Court Judge Laura A. Seigle, who was prese...
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