Altadena neighborhood near Eaton fire in California on Thursday, January 9, 2025. Photo: Amanda Bronstad/ALM.Ben Crump Files First Wrongful Death Suit Over Los Angeles Wildfires
Ben Crump filed the suit on Wednesday on behalf of Evelyn Cathirell, one of 17 people who died in the Eaton fire in Altadena, an unincorporated area north of Pasadena with a significant Black population.
January 16, 2025 at 08:00 PM
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What You Need to Know
- Crump joins several big-name plaintiffs’ lawyers who have already filed 13 lawsuits against Southern California Edison over the Eaton fire, one of several wildfires that have destroyed about 10,000 structures in the Los Angeles area in the past week.
- Other firms that have filed suits include Edelson, Baron & Budd and Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack.
- The suits are not class actions but name several plaintiffs at a time, most with homes or businesses destroyed or damaged.
Ben Crump filed the first wrongful death lawsuit to come out of the Los Angeles wildfires, which have so far killed at least 25 people.
Crump, of Ben Crump Law in Tallahassee, Florida, joins several big-name plaintiffs’ lawyers who have already filed at least 14 lawsuits against Southern California Edison over the Eaton fire, one of several wildfires that have destroyed about 10,000 structures in the Los Angeles area in the past week, according to data from Law.com Radar. Other firms include Edelson, Baron & Budd and Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack.
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