The suit, which blames LADWP for damages caused by the devastating fire, amends a complaint filed in March and contains new ...

The utility acknowledges a gap of nearly five hours in responding to an order to shut off some electrical circuits, but says ...

The lawsuit accuses LADWP of failing to comply with its own policy, then changing the policy and altering a log to erase a ...

Plaintiffs argue the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power could have been better prepared to ...

PACIFIC PALISADES - An amended complaint in the Palisades Fire Litigation was filed Wednesday, July 9, in Los Angeles County ...

LOS ANGELES - A lawsuit filed relating to the deadly Palisades Fire was amended Wednesday to now also target the State of ...

An amended complaint filed on behalf of 3,300 fire victims includes new allegations the city could have been better prepared to defend homes ...

LADWP is the nation’s largest municipal utility, delivering water and electricity to four million people and businesses in Los Angeles.

LADWP and local officials have faced mounting scrutiny even since it emerged that the major reservoir had been shuttered for repairs by the time fire crews started battling the deadly Palisades Fire.

More than a dozen victims of the Pacific Palisades wildfire are suing a public utility for water supply failures they say contributed to the devastation of the Los Angeles inferno. The lawsuit ...

LADWP built the Pacific Palisades water system beyond the requirements to support the community’s typical needs,” the statement continued.

The quasi-independent agency cites a 1911 court ruling in California that says that, absent a contract, utilities aren’t liable for not providing water to fight fires.