Southern California Edison Company et al v. Greenwich Insurance Company

  1. September 01, 2023

    Feds Blame SoCal Edison For Bobcat Fire, Seek Over $121M

    The federal government sued Southern California Edison Co. and its tree maintenance contractor on Friday, alleging the companies' negligence is responsible for the massive 2020 Bobcat Fire that burned over 114,000 acres and caused the feds to incur costs and damages in excess of $121 million. 

  2. July 28, 2023

    SoCal Edison's Insurer Ordered To Pay Wildfire Attorney Fees

    The insurer for Southern California Edison Co. must pay in full the counsel fees stemming from a number of negligence suits over the September 2020 Bobcat Fire that the carrier initially refused to defend, a move that was a breach of its insurance contract, a California federal judge ruled Friday.

  3. June 30, 2023

    SoCal Edison Says Insurer Can't Cut LA Wildfire Defense Fees

    An insurer must pay in full Southern California Edison Co.'s counsel fees related to more than 20 negligence suits over the September 2020 Bobcat wildfire, the company told a California federal court, saying the carrier forfeited the right to limit counsel fees when it breached its insurance contract.

  4. January 19, 2023

    Insurer Must Defend SoCal Edison In LA Wildfire Suits

    An insurer must defend Southern California Edison Co. against over 20 lawsuits accusing it of negligence in starting the September 2020 Bobcat wildfire after a California federal judge ruled the utility company qualifies as an additional insured under a policy the carrier issued to a vegetation management company.

  5. December 21, 2022

    Insurer Says SoCal Edison Not Covered For LA Wildfire Suits

    Southern California Edison Co. isn't entitled to a defense against more than 20 lawsuits accusing it of negligence in causing the September 2020 Bobcat wildfire, an insurer told a California federal court, arguing that the utility company does not qualify for coverage under its contractor's policy.

  6. August 25, 2022

    SoCal Edison Seeks Coverage For LA Wildfire Suits

    Southern California Edison Co. is entitled to insurance coverage for two dozen underlying actions alleging that it contributed to the Bobcat wildfire that swept through Los Angeles County in 2020, the utility company argued in a suit removed to California federal court this week.