SoCal Edison blamed in a lawsuit for starting one of the Los Angeles fires

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A group of people affected by the flames that are razing southern California filed four lawsuits against Southern California Edison (SCE) - a company that provides public services in the state such as electricity or heating - accusing her of being responsible for the origin of the fires.

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Second-largest utility in California accused of starting LA fire

Major utility Southern California Edison faces several lawsuits alleging it played a role in causing some of the recent Los Angeles wildfires.

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California Utility Facing Slew Of Lawsuits For Alleged Error That May Have Sparked Wildfire

SC Edison was hit with a handful of lawsuits this week over the origins of the Eaton fire, with one attorney telling DCNF it’s just the beginning.

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Power line may have sparked LA wildfire, lawsuits allege

A general view of destroyed houses in a neighborhood that was destroyed by the Eaton Fire which remains without electricity or water on January 12, 2025 in Altadena, California.  | Photo by David McNew/Getty Images As wildfires across Los Angeles continued to burn, some residents are already starting to point fingers at the local power utility as the culprit. Southern California Edison is facing multiple lawsuits alleging the company is responsi…

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Southern California Edison hit with multiple lawsuits over L.A. wildfires

Southern California Edison, a unit of utility Edison International, was hit by multiple lawsuits on Monday claiming its electrical equipment started one of the major wildfires currently raging in the Los Angeles area, according to court filings. The legal actions appear to be the first of hundreds, or even thousands, of claims that may arise from the wildfires that have engulfed parts of Southern California in the past week. The lawsuits were fi…

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Several Lawsuits Filed Against Southern California Edison Over Eaton Fire – California Globe

Multiple lawsuits were filed against electric services company Southern California Edison Monday, alleging that the company failed to prevent the Eaton Fire that has raged in the Altadena-Pasadena area for the past week. Since Tuesday of last week, the Eaton Fire has grown exponentially, due to dry conditions and high winds. As of Monday evening, the fire is currently over 14,100 acres in size and has caused 16 deaths, 100,000 to be evacuated, a…