May 17, 2021, 10 am – Location is Palisades Court and Michael Lane, Topanga Canyon, Los Angeles, CA. This is a Los Angeles County Fire Department event. Fire is active and no hikers or observers are permitted in the fire area. No structures reported damaged at this time. Water dropping helicopters are working the fire, fixed wing aircraft must wait…
Skilled And Compassionate Advocacy For Personal Injury And Fire-Related Claims
Month: May 2021
2021 CALIFORNIA FIRE SEASON
GOVERNOR NEWSOM EXPANDS DROUGHT EMERGENCY TO KLAMATH RIVER, SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA AND TULARE LAKE WATERSHED COUNTIES May 12, 2021 – California Governor Gavin Newsom expanded his April 21 drought emergency proclamation to a total of 41 counties representing 30 percent of the state’s population. Early warm temperatures and extremely dry soils are named the cause for less runoff from…
FEHA Complaints can Protect California Workers from Employment Discrimination
In California, workers are protected from discrimination by law. Some of the strongest employee protections are found in “FEHA,” the Fair Employment and Housing Act. FEHA prohibits harassment and discrimination in employment because of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, age, pregnancy, denial of medical and family…
PREPARING FOR WILDFIRE SEASON
May 3, 2021: Do your part to protect your property and the community. Create a defensible space around your home and structures. A defensible space gives first responders time to save your property. Learn more. #WildfireReady. #WildfirePreparednessWeek
INSURANCE BAD FAITH DISCOVERY BASICS
Insurance bad faith cases are usually hard fought and the fighting can be bitter. Generally speaking, when we take on a carrier for acting contrary to its insured’s interests and allege those actions are malicious justifying punitive damages, the folks on the defense side tend to take it personally. So, the first rule of discovery in the bad faith case…
CALIFORNIA FIRE WATCH
See Cal Fire Incident Information May 4, 2021 – SOUTHERN FIRE UPDATE: Cal Fire still reporting 5184 acres burned. Now 55% contained as of 1:28 am. @CALFIRESANDIEGO #SouthernFire May 3, 2021 – SOUTHERN FIRE UPDATE: 5,184 acres burned. 25% contained. (per Cal Fire) 500 residents evacuated from Butterfield Ranch Campground and 3 structures destroyed. (per Times of San Diego) @CALFIRESANDIEGO…
ZOGG FIRE CAUSED BY PG&E ELECTRICAL LINES: CAL FIRE
Mar. 22, 2021 – Cal Fire investigators have determined last year’s Zogg Fire was caused by a pine tree contacting Pacific Gas & Electric Co. electrical distribution lines north of the community of Igo. The Zogg Fire started on September 27, 2020 and burned a total of 56,338 acres, destroyed 204 structures and caused four deaths. An investigative report on…