This photo shows the Eaton fire, which destroyed about 10,000 structures and killed 17 people earlier this year. (Credit: Kyle/Adobe Stock)
Los Angeles County, the cities of Pasadena and Sierra Madre and more than 100 insurers sued Southern California Edison for wildfire damages.
Baron & Budd filed all three complaints on Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court over the Eaton fire, which destroyed about 10,000 structures and killed 17 people earlier this year. The suits are the first brought by public entities over the Jan. 7 wildfire.
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Amanda Bronstad
Amanda Bronstad is the ALM staff reporter covering class actions and mass torts nationwide. She writes the email dispatch Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass. She is based in Los Angeles.
