Real Estate/Development
Oct. 28, 2026
Judge preserves Eaton Fire claims against Edison over inactive power line
A Los Angeles judge rejected Edison's attempt to dismiss inverse condemnation claims arising from the Eaton Fire, finding that a transmission line decommissioned in 1971 could retain its public-use status.
A Los Angeles judge rejected Southern California Edison's bid to eliminate inverse condemnation claims brought by Eaton Fire victims, finding that a transmission line allegedly involved in igniting the blaze could retain its public use status despite decades out of service.
Superior Court Judge Laura A. Seigle ruled Monday that Edison had failed to establish that the inactive Mesa-Sylmar transmission line in Eaton Canyon was no longer a public improvement simply because it was ...
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