Civil Procedure
Oct. 19, 2026
Dominguez Channel plaintiffs seek more time as trial deadline approaches
A Los Angeles judge will consider whether California's five-year trial deadline can be extended in Dominguez Channel odor litigation involving 13,000 plaintiffs. Defendants oppose extensions, blaming plaintiffs' litigation decisions for delays in trials.
With some 13,000 plaintiffs suing over the 2021 Dominguez Channel odor crisis, a Los Angeles judge is considering whether the complexity of the litigation justifies extending California's five-year deadline for bringing civil lawsuits to trial.
Only 24 private plaintiffs have gone to trial since the first lawsuits were filed in October 2021.
Plaintiffs' attorney Theresa E. Vitale, a Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy LLP partner, emphasized Friday that no dismissal mot...
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