SoCal Edison To Pay Record Sum For Destructive LA County Wildfire

SoCal Edison To Pay Record Sum For Destructive LA County Wildfire

SoCal Edison To Pay Record Sum For Destructive LA County Wildfire - Los Angeles, CA - The Bobcat Fire burned through more than 100,000 acres, most of which were in the Angeles National Forest, in 2020.

California utility to pay $82 million settlement in lawsuit stemming from huge 2020 wildfire

A California utility has agreed to pay the federal government $82.5 million stemming from an enormous 2020 wildfire that churned through mountains northeast of Los Angeles and into the Mojave Desert. The U.S. Justice Department announced the payment by Southern…

SoCal Edison Agrees to Pay $82.5M to Settle Claims From 2020 Bobcat Fire

Southern California Edison has reached a record $82.5 million settlement with the United States to resolve claims stemming from the 2020 Bobcat Fire in the Angeles National Forest, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday. The U.S. government sued SoCal Edison in September 2023, alleging in Los Angeles federal court that the Bobcat Fire — one of the largest wildfires ever in Los Angeles County — was caused by the failure of the utility an…

Southern California Edison will pay government a record $82.5 million in Bobcat fire settlement

LOS ANGELES — Southern California Edison has agreed to pay $82.5 million to cover costs and damages from the 2020 Bobcat fire, what federal officials are calling a record settlement for one of the largest blazes in Los Angeles County.

Southern California Edison to pay $82.5 million to settle claims over 2020 Bobcat Fire damages

(Reuters) -Southern California Edison (SCE), a unit of utility Edison International, agreed on Friday to pay $82.5 million to settle claims with the U.S. Forest Service for costs and damages resulting from the Bobcat Fire in 2020.

Edison will pay U.S. a record $82.5 million in Bobcat fire settlement

Federal officials allege that the Bobcat fire, which burned more than 114,000 acres in 2020, ignited when trees that were not properly maintained by Southern California Edison and its tree maintenance contractor came into contact with power lines.