LA Fires
Jul. 16, 2026
Palisades Fire plaintiffs get another chance to amend complaint
A Los Angeles judge allowed Palisades Fire plaintiffs to amend claims against SoCalGas and Los Angeles County while taking under submission a conservation authority's challenge to vegetation management allegations.
A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday ruled Palisades Fire plaintiffs must bolster their claims against SoCalGas and Los Angeles County before those claims may proceed, while taking under submission whether vegetation-management claims against a conservation agency survive.
"I think you have some ... putting some meat on the bones work to do," Superior Court Judge Samantha P. Jessner told plaintiffs' counsel at the outset of a hearing.
After oral arguments, the ...
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