Now, Passmore is the lead plaintiff in the first lawsuit against SoCal Edison — his former employer — for its alleged role in the blaze. Reached by phone Thursday afternoon, SoCal Edison spokesman Chris Abel said the agency was not aware of the lawsuit. Combined, the two fires destroyed more than 2,700 structures and killed at least five people, according to numbers from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. AdvertisementBut despite damages suffered from the Bobcat blaze, Robertson said his client does not hold ill-will against his former employer. “There’s a whole lot of people who lost everything they had in recent fires,” Passmore said.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 06, 2020 02:19 UTC