Hueston Hennigan partners Douglas Dixon, in Newport Beach, and Brittani Jackson, in Los Angeles, appeared at a Tuesday hearing for Southern California Edison.

Two lawsuits, filed on Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, allege Edison's failure to maintain vegetation and de-energize transmission poles caused the Eaton fire in Los Angeles.

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,

A downed power line may have caused the Hurst Fire in Los Angeles, officials say. The damaged line was found in the area around the time when the blaze is believed to have started, about 10:10 p.m. Tuesday, according to Edison International in a press release.

The onslaught of wildfires in Los Angeles and surrounding southern California communities has caused a dramatic drop in the stock of Edison International, the utility that serves much of the affected area, affecting the utility’s 401 (k) plan investors who hold company stock.

The L.A.-area fires may pose the first big test of California’s wildfire fund, which was set up in 2019 to protect utilities from bankruptcy.

Edison International Inc.’s southern California utility was hit with a lawsuit blaming the energy provider’s equipment for igniting one of the wildfires still raging in the second-largest US metropolis.

Southern California Edison announced that its grid experienced a "short circuit" just after 10 p.m. on Tuesday night - which is when the Hurst Fire began

Southern California Edison, the electrical utility for Los Angeles, has been sued for its alleged role in starting one of the raging Los Angeles fires that have collectively killed at least 24 people and displaced tens of thousands of people from their homes.

Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities

Southern California’s catastrophic fires have rocked the stock of Edison International ... more than 1,600 homes and businesses in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. At least three died in ...

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2025 / Levi & Korsinsky notifies investors that it has commenced an investigation of Edison