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Date: January 05, 2018 at 09:17:11
From: Redhart, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Thomas Fire victims suing SoCal Edison for damages over fire |
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SoCal Edison sued by Thomas Fire victims alleging
equipment failure caused historic blaze
January 4, 2018 | KABC-TV Los Angeles
Updated 2 hrs 12 mins ago
VENTURA, Calif. (KABC) --
Several lawsuits were filed against Southern
California Edison that claim the utility company
failed to monitor equipment in Santa Paula that may
have caused the historic Thomas Fire.
Since the fire started, it has charred 281,892 acres
and destroyed at least 1,063 structures in Ventura and
Santa Barbara counties. Nearly 300 other structures
were damaged.
In addition to destroying or damaging homes, the fire
also claimed the lives of a San Diego firefighter and
Santa Paula woman, who crashed her vehicle trying to
flee the flames.
The lawsuits were filed in early December by at least
two attorneys serving multiple clients. One attorney,
Alexander Robertson, said he has filed at least four
lawsuits that represent about 50 people impacted by
the fire.
Another of the suits is a class-action lawsuit, which
claims negligence on the part of the Los Angeles-based
utility company.
The lawsuit, filed by attorney William Weilbacher,
claims that on Dec. 4, 2017 - which is when the fire
started in the Steckel Park area of Santa Paula - that
there were strong winds in the area, but nothing out
of the ordinary. During that time, SCE equipment
failed and caused the fire, according to court
documents.
It also claims that SCE failed to properly maintain,
operate and design equipment that was the source or
cause of the fire, that the utility failed to
remediate areas of surrounding brush and failed to
adopt or follow reasonable protective measures that
could have prevented the blaze.
The residents who are part of the lawsuit either lost
their home or had it damaged in the massive fire.
Damages amounts were not specified in the lawsuits.
In early December, Cal Fire investigators said they
were looking into whether the utility company's
equipment was the possible origin for not just the
Thomas Fire, but other fires that erupted in Southern
California.
The investigation into SoCal Edison marked the second
in the state of a utility in 2017, according to a
report in the San Francisco Chronicle.
Source: http://abc7.com/socal-edison-sued-by-thomas-
fire-victims-alleging-equipment-started-fire/2864149/
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Date: January 05, 2018 at 11:14:10
From: blindhog 6th Sense, [DNS_Address]
Subject: LOL, California Official Says He Wants State Legislation That Would... |
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prevent the utility company from passing the cost of a lost lawsuit onto all
users.
HA! THAT is exactly what ALL businesses do, they pass the costs of doing
business, whether its taxes or costs of materials/labor, onto the
consumers. If they didn't do that they'd go out of business.
On a related subject, it is pathetic that the left has been critical of the
right and Trump for passing a tax bill which lowers taxes on businesses.
Those taxes are a cost to the business and all costs are passed on to
consumers. SO by lowering business taxes, as a side effect, Trump and
the right lower taxes of consumers using those businesses, which in one
way or the other, includes all of us.
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Date: January 05, 2018 at 22:20:02
From: Redhart, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: LOL, California Official Says He Wants State Legislation That... |
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And how many businesses do you own?
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Date: January 08, 2018 at 08:00:41
From: Shakey in So Cal., [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: LOL, California Official Says He Wants State Legislation That... |
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Thanks for asking. I own one very small mom and pop business and have for 37 years. This year we are busier than we have ever been. The last 8 years almost put us out of business. GO President Trump.
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