The judges in the Thomas Fire and Woolsey Fire cases have set dates of January and February 2020 respectively. You can learn more about the trials below in this article: https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2019/06/28/thomas-woolsey-fire-lawsuits-first-trials-set-early-2020/1578793001/ While the official Cal Fire report about the cause of the Woolsey Fire, you can learn about our investigation into the cause here: http://www.woolseylawyers.com/about-the-woolsey-fire

On June 3, 2019, Spreter & Petiprin filed a class action in the United State District Court of California, Central District against First American Financial Corp over a recent data breach involving the company. You can learn more about the data breach below and at KrebsOnSecurity: “The Web site for Fortune 500 real estate title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. leaked… READ MORE

   WHAT IS THIS LAWSUIT ABOUT?   Plaintiffs filed an action, amended to allege class claims, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BC620310, against Marco Fonseca, individually, and on behalf of Everlasting Enterprises, Inc. dba Lux Lounger EFR, a Nevada Corporation (“Defendants”). Plaintiffs’ Complaint raises, among other things, allegations that the Defendants: (1) failed to pay overtime wages; (2)… READ MORE

Spreter & Petiprin with the same legal team they are working with on the Thomas Fire and Montecito Mudslide cases filed the first 2018 Woolsey Fire lawsuit in November 2018. We currently represents around 300 individuals and businesses that were affected by the 2018 Woolsey Fire. Like we did in the 2017 Thomas Fire and 2018 Montecito Mudslide lawsuits, our… READ MORE

We wrote a blog post on this issue. You can find it at our Thomas Fire Lawsuit website: http://www.venturacountyfirelawsuit.com/latest-attorney-news/socal-edison-pge-are-lobbying-legislature-avoid-wildfire-liability

This is an important issue for wildfire survivors and individuals who live in areas prone to wildfires. We wrote a post on Gov Brown’s amendments to California’s inverse condemnation laws. You can view it here: http://www.venturacountyfirelawsuit.com/latest-attorney-news/pge-and-sces-lobbying-and-gov-browns-proposed

by Geoff J. Spreter, Esq. The Tubbs Fire Is Now the Most Destructive Wildfire in California History According to Cal Fire, the Tubbs Fire is now the most destructive wildfire in California history in terms of property damage. As of today, it has been reported to have destroyed over 5,300 strucutures. Two of the other 2017 Wine Country Fires also… READ MORE

by Benjamin D. Petiprin, Esq. With individual lawsuits filed by harmed consumers and employees being mostly impracticable, the class action lawsuit is the vehicle to effectuate actual policy change from multinational corporations. They laugh at your individual claim for $5,000 – they can either buy you out for pennies on the dollar or throw an army of high-priced lawyers at… READ MORE

by Benjamin D. Petiprin, Esq. The 1 year deadline for filing real property claims against the State of California for the 2013 Erskine Fire is almost here. The 1 year anniversary of the fire is June 23, 2017. Among other things, you may be entitled to compensation for damages relating to your landscaping, fencing, livestock, and personal and real property.… READ MORE

by Benjamin D. Petiprin, Esq. On May 24, 2017, disaster struck the Balboa Peninsula when a contractor negligently destroyed a seawall at 36th and Finley. Apparently, they thought it was above the water line, or they thought it was a brick planter. It wasn’t. As a result, numerous homes in the area were flooded, causing an unknown amount of property… READ MORE