section_path: Reactions/Litigation
section_name: Litigation
paragraph_text: Litigation
  
  Over a dozen residents of Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit in the Los Angeles County Superior Court against the Los Angeles city government and the LADWP, accusing the latter of failing to repair the Santa Ynez Reservoir at an appropriate pace and for not preparing its water infrastructure in advance of the well-predicted windstorm and red flag alerts. The plaintiffs accused the Los Angeles city government of not properly preparing for the wildfires, and demanded compensation for loss of property, lost wages, and lost business profits. Several residents of Altadena filed four lawsuits against Southern California Edison, alleging that the Eaton Fire was started by faulty power infrastructure owned by the company.
  
  Over a dozen residents of Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit in the Los Angeles County Superior Court against the Los Angeles city government and the LADWP, accusing the latter of failing to repair the Santa Ynez Reservoir at an appropriate pace and for not preparing its water infrastructure in advance of the well-predicted windstorm and red flag alerts. The plaintiffs accused the Los Angeles city government of not properly preparing for the wildfires, and demanded compensation for loss of property, lost wages, and lost business profits. Several residents of Altadena filed four lawsuits against Southern California Edison, alleging that the Eaton Fire was started by faulty power infrastructure owned by the company.