Southern California Edison to Pay $80M to US Over 2017 Wildfire February 27, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Southern California Edison agreed to pay the United States $80 million to cover costs and damages incurred by the U.S....
California Utility Pays $22M to Settle Claims in 2016 Wildfire July 10, 2023 Southern California Edison and two other companies have paid $22 million to settle U.S. government claims that they caused a...
Southern California Edison Sued by City for Damaging Wildfire February 13, 2023 A city claims in a lawsuit that Southern California Edison equipment ignited a damaging wildfire last fall. The lawsuit filed...
Southern California Edison Faces $550M in Penalties for 5 Wildfires December 20, 2021 California regulators approved a settlement placing more than half a billion dollars in fines and penalties on the utility Southern...
California Largest Utilities Will Spend Billions to Lower Wildfire Risk February 8, 2021 California’s largest utilities said that they will spend about $13 billion to reduce the risk of wildfires following the worst...
Utility Paying $2B Settlement in Deadly 2018 California Fire January 27, 2021 Southern California Edison will pay $2.2 billion to settle insurance claims from a deadly, destructive wildfire sparked by its equipment...
California Electrician Arraigned in $63K Workers’ Comp Scheme November 24, 2020 Mark Redheffer, 48, of Fontana, Calif., was arraigned on felony counts of insurance fraud and attempted perjury after allegedly lying...
Correction: Southern California Edison Says Equipment May Have Sparked Wildfire October 28, 2020 By Christopher Weber and Olga R. Rodriguez Southern California Edison said its equipment may have sparked a fast-moving wildfire that forced evacuation orders for some 100,000 people...
Southern California Edison Sued Over Oktoberfest Explosions June 19, 2020 A Southern California restaurant owner who was among five injured when an underground transformer exploded during an Oktoberfest celebration last...
Wildfire Season Rages on in Southern California as Thousands Flee November 1, 2019 By Christopher Martin and Brian K. Sullivan A wildfire that erupted overnight near Los Angeles has forced 7,500 people to flee as the tail end of a...