The lawsuit, filed against the LADWP, focuses on empty reservoirs in the Palisades at the time of the fire and alleges that the agency did not perform a public safety shutoff of power lines.

The quasi-independent agency cites a 1911 court ruling in California that says that, absent a contract, utilities aren’t ...

Many victims of the Palisades wildfire were lawyers and judges who are now plaintiffs in lawsuits against the Los Angeles ...