Los Angeles Superior Court
CPM represents individuals and families who were affected by the Thomas Fire, which blazed through 280,000 acres in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties beginning in December 2017. The fire, which claimed over 1,000 homes and two lives, was started by power poles owned and negligently maintained by Southern California Edison. Amid high winds, the power poles “slapped” into each other, creating an electrical arc that ignited the brush below. The large fire was followed by heavy rains, which led to mudslides that destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes and claimed 21 lives.
