The victims of the recent fires are now going to be victimized again. The LADWP which bills customers every month is now hiring expensive attorneys to fight their customers wanting money for the incompetence and mismanagement of the agency.
“Though the LADWP did take some preventative measures, such as cutting the grass on land it owns in residential areas, many residents fault it for the lack of water that prevented firefighters from responding adequately to the blaze.
Now, the Los Angeles Times reports, the LADWP has retained a top local law firm at nearly $2,000 per hour to defend itself against anticipated lawsuits in court.”
The money spent on attorneys could instead be spent on their victims. Watch as the LADWP raises its rates to pay for its incompetence.
LADWP Hires Top Law Firm to Defend Against Lawsuits by Residents in Palisades Fire
Joel B. Pollak, Breitbart, 2/14/25 https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/02/14/ladwp-hires-top-law-firm-to-defend-against-lawsuits-by-residents-in-palisades-fire/
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has hired a top law firm to defend itself against lawsuits by residents who blame it for the spread of the Palisades Fire — especially as the Santa Ynez Reservoir was almost empty.
As Breitbart News noted, the 117-million-gallon reservoir was down for maintenance during last month’s fire, despite many warnings about dry conditions and large amounts of brush that would act as fuel to accelerate any wildfire.
Though the LADWP did take some preventative measures, such as cutting the grass on land it owns in residential areas, many residents fault it for the lack of water that prevented firefighters from responding adequately to the blaze.
Now, the Los Angeles Times reports, the LADWP has retained a top local law firm at nearly $2,000 per hour to defend itself against anticipated lawsuits in court.
As Breitbart News reported last month, several notable residents, including reality television stars Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, have filed suit against the LADWP, blaming it for the spread of the wildfire to their homes.
Thousands of homes were destroyed in the Palisades Fire, which scorched about 24,000 acres. On the east side of L.A. County, the Eaton fire burned through about 14,000 acres. There were shortages of water in both cases.
The DWP suing the people who lost their homes is like a serial killer guilty beyond the shadow of a doubt suing his/her victims’ survivors for his/her conviction.
This is why so many people are leaving California. There comes a point when the beautiful weather, especially in southern California, is not enough against the barrage of insanity from government and the agencies they support.