Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
LA County Sues Southern California Edison Over the Eaton Fire
Los Angeles CountyKenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, 500 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 03/05/2025CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.6 years agoThe county's release dated March 5, 2025 says 'Los Angeles County filed suit today against Southern California Edison and Edison International'.^[1]
Los Angeles County sued SCE and Edison International alleging their equipment started the Eaton Fire, seeking at least hundreds of millions of dollars for destroyed parks, roads, cleanup and lost taxes.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
First Eaton Fire Bellwether Trial Against Edison Begins
Southern California EdisonSpring Street Courthouse, 312 North Spring Street, Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 01/25/2027SCHEDULED 80% CONFIDENCEin 122 daysCourthouse News^[1] (22 September 2026): 'The first bellwether trial in the Eaton Fire case, which will consist of eight different plaintiffs, is scheduled to start Jan. 25, 2027.'
The first test trial in the mass lawsuit against Southern California Edison over the Eaton Fire, with eight plaintiffs, opens before Judge Laura Seigle in Los Angeles Superior Court.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
SCE Opens Its Eaton Fire Compensation Program to Claims
Southern California EdisonAltadena, Los Angeles County, CA 91001
10/29/2025 - 11/30/2026CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE331 days agoSCE's release dated Oct. 29, 2025 says 'Starting today, eligible individuals and businesses can submit claims' and 'From now through Nov. 30, 2026, claims can be submitted', so the pin runs to the exclusive boundary after 30 November 2026.^[1]
Southern California Edison began taking claims in a voluntary program that pays Eaton Fire survivors for lost homes, smoke damage, injury and death in exchange for not suing, open until 30 November 2026.
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Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk
LA County Fire Finds Edison Tower Arcing Caused the Eaton Fire
Los Angeles County Fire DepartmentLos Angeles County Fire Department Headquarters, 1320 North Eastern Avenue, East Los Angeles, CA 90063
Starts 08/04/2026CONFIRMED 91% CONFIDENCE52 days agoThe LACoFD release dated August 4, 2026 says 'Today, the County of Los Angeles Fire Department (LACoFD) is releasing initial and supplemental investigative reports'.^[1]
After an 18-month investigation with CAL FIRE, LA County Fire concluded that electrical arcing on an out-of-service Southern California Edison tower in Eaton Canyon dropped molten metal that started the Eaton Fire.
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Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk
The Eaton Fire Ignites in Eaton Canyon Above Altadena
Mount Wilson Toll Road, Altadena, CA 91023
Starts 01/08/2025 2:18AMCONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE1.7 years agoThe article says the fire 'began on January 7, 2025, at around 6:18 p.m. PST' and CAL FIRE gives 'Date Started 01/07/2025 6:18 PM'; that is 02:18 UTC on 8 January, so the UTC day is one later than the local day the fire is known by.^[1]
Starting at about 6:18 p.m. below Edison transmission towers in Eaton Canyon, the wind-driven fire swept into Altadena, burning 14,021 acres, destroying 9,419 structures and killing 19 people.
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Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk
The Eaton Fire Is Fully Contained After 24 Days
Mount Wilson Toll Road, Altadena, CA 91023
Starts 01/31/2025 6:48PMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.7 years agoCAL FIRE's incident page reads 'Date Contained 01/31/2025 10:48 AM (Active for 24 days)' - 18:48 UTC.^[1]
CAL FIRE declared the Eaton Fire 100% contained on 31 January 2025 at 14,021 acres, after it had destroyed 9,419 structures in Altadena and Pasadena and killed 19 people.
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Justice09/24/2026@LawDesk
Judge Declares Mistrial in the Palisades Fire Arson Trial
United States Department of JusticeUnited States Courthouse, 350 West 1st Street, Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 06/26/2026CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE91 days agoABC7^[1] (published 26 June 2026) says 'A mistrial was declared Friday in the arson case against Jonathan Rinderknecht' - Friday 26 June; no time is given.
US District Judge Anne Hwang declared a mistrial after jurors deadlocked 10-2 in favour of acquitting Jonathan Rinderknecht on all three arson charges, and prosecutors said they would try him again.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Appeals Court Voids Trump's Half-Billion-Dollar Civil Fraud Penalty
New York Supreme Court, Appellate DivisionAppellate Division New York State Supreme Court, East 25th Street, Rose Hill, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10010, United States
Starts 08/21/2025CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.1 years agoThe slip opinion People v Trump, 2025 NY Slip Op 04756, reads "Decided and Entered: August 21, 2025", Appellate Division, First Department.^[1]
New York's Appellate Division, First Department, threw out the roughly $464.6 million disgorgement award against Donald Trump and his company as an excessive fine, while leaving the fraud liability and business restrictions in place.
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Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Contractor Sues Over 161 Maiden Lane's Leaning Foundation
161 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10005, USAFortis Property Group
Starts 03/22/2019CONFIRMED 84% CONFIDENCE7.5 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Pizzarotti, the contractor on the project at 161 Maiden Lane, filed a lawsuit against Fortis in New York State Supreme Court."
Construction manager Pizzarotti sued developer Fortis Property Group, alleging cost-cutting on the foundation left Lower Manhattan's One Seaport tower leaning about three inches to the north.
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Justice09/21/2026@LawDesk
Brown v. Board of Education Is Decided
United States Supreme Court Building, 1 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20543, United States
Starts 05/17/1954CONFIRMED 93% CONFIDENCE72.4 years agoThe decision was handed down on 17 May 1954, the date carried by the opinion itself in 347 U.S. 483.^[1]
A unanimous US Supreme Court held that state laws establishing separate public schools for Black and white children violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment - "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal" - partially overruling Plessy v. Ferguson and its separate-but-equal doctrine.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Vuori Sues the US Government for a Refund of IEEPA Tariffs
James L. Watson U.S. Court of International Trade Building, 1, Lafayette Street, Civic Center, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10007, United StatesVuori
Starts 03/31/2026CONFIRMED 84% CONFIDENCE178 days agoThe docket's first entry is 'Complaint against All Defendants. Answer due by 6/1/2026. Filed by Samuel D. Finkelstein of LMD Trade Law PLLC on behalf of Vuori, Inc. (Entered: 03/31/2026)'.^[1]
Vuori filed suit at the US Court of International Trade over the emergency tariffs the Supreme Court struck down in February 2026, joining the importers seeking refunds; the court stayed it under its IEEPA procedure.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Lululemon Sues the US for a Refund of Trump's IEEPA Tariffs
James L. Watson U.S. Court of International Trade Building, 1, Lafayette Street, Civic Center, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10007, United StatesLululemon
Starts 01/08/2026CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE260 days agoThe complaint in Court No. 26-00465 is stamped "Filed 01/08/26".^[1]
Lululemon USA sued the United States in the Court of International Trade for a full refund, with interest, of the emergency-powers tariffs it paid on imports, weeks before the Supreme Court struck them down.
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CNN^[3] says 'The US government filed two lawsuits against Southern California Edison on Thursday', published 4 September 2025, a Thursday; CalMatters^[1] (5 September) says 'this week'.

Start: Sep 4, 202592% CONFIDENCEfrom cnn.com

US Justice Department Sues Edison Over the Eaton Fire

Federal prosecutors sued Southern California Edison in Los Angeles federal court, alleging its equipment sparked the Eaton Fire and seeking more than $40 million for fighting it and restoring 8,000 acres of Angeles National Forest.

The US Department of Justice sued Southern California Edison, alleging the utility's equipment caused the Eaton Fire, and seeks the cost of containing it and rehabilitating 8,000 burned acres of Angeles National Forest.^[1]
Putting out the fire cost more than $40 million, according to the suit, which cites CEO Pedro Pizarro's statement that SCE equipment 'could have been associated with the ignition'.^[1]
A second suit blames SCE for the 2022 Fairview Fire; together they seek more than $77 million for negligence, trespass by fire and violations of state public-safety law.^[3]
Acting US Attorney Bill Essayli said 'But for Edison's negligence, these fires would not have started'.^[3]
SCE said it was reviewing the lawsuits and would respond through the appropriate legal channels.^[1]

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calmatters.org/environment/wildfires/2025/09/edison-caused-eaton-fire-feds-say
calmatters.org· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Sep 4, 2025· 45% of score
CNN^[3] says 'The US government filed two lawsuits against Southern California Edison on Thursday', published 4 September 2025, a Thursday; CalMatters (5 September) says 'this week'.
[2]80%
Eaton Fire - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 24, 2026· 45% of score
The article records that in September 2025 the Department of Justice sued SCE, claiming the utility was at fault for the fire.^[1]
[3]92%
US accuses Southern California Edison in lawsuit of igniting Eaton, Fairview wildfires | CNN
cnn.com· Published Sep 4, 2025· Starts Sep 4, 2025 ✓· 10% of score
CNN: the suits were filed on Thursday in Los Angeles federal court, seeking more than $77 million in all - more than $40 million for the Eaton Fire and $37 million for the 2022 Fairview Fire.

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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
LA County Sues Southern California Edison Over the Eaton Fire
Los Angeles CountyKenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, 500 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 03/05/2025CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.6 years agoThe county's release dated March 5, 2025 says 'Los Angeles County filed suit today against Southern California Edison and Edison International'.^[1]
Los Angeles County sued SCE and Edison International alleging their equipment started the Eaton Fire, seeking at least hundreds of millions of dollars for destroyed parks, roads, cleanup and lost taxes.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
First Eaton Fire Bellwether Trial Against Edison Begins
Southern California EdisonSpring Street Courthouse, 312 North Spring Street, Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 01/25/2027SCHEDULED 80% CONFIDENCEin 122 daysCourthouse News^[1] (22 September 2026): 'The first bellwether trial in the Eaton Fire case, which will consist of eight different plaintiffs, is scheduled to start Jan. 25, 2027.'
The first test trial in the mass lawsuit against Southern California Edison over the Eaton Fire, with eight plaintiffs, opens before Judge Laura Seigle in Los Angeles Superior Court.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
SCE Opens Its Eaton Fire Compensation Program to Claims
Southern California EdisonAltadena, Los Angeles County, CA 91001
10/29/2025 - 11/30/2026CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE331 days agoSCE's release dated Oct. 29, 2025 says 'Starting today, eligible individuals and businesses can submit claims' and 'From now through Nov. 30, 2026, claims can be submitted', so the pin runs to the exclusive boundary after 30 November 2026.^[1]
Southern California Edison began taking claims in a voluntary program that pays Eaton Fire survivors for lost homes, smoke damage, injury and death in exchange for not suing, open until 30 November 2026.
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Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk
LA County Fire Finds Edison Tower Arcing Caused the Eaton Fire
Los Angeles County Fire DepartmentLos Angeles County Fire Department Headquarters, 1320 North Eastern Avenue, East Los Angeles, CA 90063
Starts 08/04/2026CONFIRMED 91% CONFIDENCE52 days agoThe LACoFD release dated August 4, 2026 says 'Today, the County of Los Angeles Fire Department (LACoFD) is releasing initial and supplemental investigative reports'.^[1]
After an 18-month investigation with CAL FIRE, LA County Fire concluded that electrical arcing on an out-of-service Southern California Edison tower in Eaton Canyon dropped molten metal that started the Eaton Fire.
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Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk
The Eaton Fire Ignites in Eaton Canyon Above Altadena
Mount Wilson Toll Road, Altadena, CA 91023
Starts 01/08/2025 2:18AMCONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE1.7 years agoThe article says the fire 'began on January 7, 2025, at around 6:18 p.m. PST' and CAL FIRE gives 'Date Started 01/07/2025 6:18 PM'; that is 02:18 UTC on 8 January, so the UTC day is one later than the local day the fire is known by.^[1]
Starting at about 6:18 p.m. below Edison transmission towers in Eaton Canyon, the wind-driven fire swept into Altadena, burning 14,021 acres, destroying 9,419 structures and killing 19 people.
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Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk
The Eaton Fire Is Fully Contained After 24 Days
Mount Wilson Toll Road, Altadena, CA 91023
Starts 01/31/2025 6:48PMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.7 years agoCAL FIRE's incident page reads 'Date Contained 01/31/2025 10:48 AM (Active for 24 days)' - 18:48 UTC.^[1]
CAL FIRE declared the Eaton Fire 100% contained on 31 January 2025 at 14,021 acres, after it had destroyed 9,419 structures in Altadena and Pasadena and killed 19 people.
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Justice09/24/2026@LawDesk
Judge Declares Mistrial in the Palisades Fire Arson Trial
United States Department of JusticeUnited States Courthouse, 350 West 1st Street, Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 06/26/2026CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE91 days agoABC7^[1] (published 26 June 2026) says 'A mistrial was declared Friday in the arson case against Jonathan Rinderknecht' - Friday 26 June; no time is given.
US District Judge Anne Hwang declared a mistrial after jurors deadlocked 10-2 in favour of acquitting Jonathan Rinderknecht on all three arson charges, and prosecutors said they would try him again.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Appeals Court Voids Trump's Half-Billion-Dollar Civil Fraud Penalty
New York Supreme Court, Appellate DivisionAppellate Division New York State Supreme Court, East 25th Street, Rose Hill, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10010, United States
Starts 08/21/2025CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.1 years agoThe slip opinion People v Trump, 2025 NY Slip Op 04756, reads "Decided and Entered: August 21, 2025", Appellate Division, First Department.^[1]
New York's Appellate Division, First Department, threw out the roughly $464.6 million disgorgement award against Donald Trump and his company as an excessive fine, while leaving the fraud liability and business restrictions in place.
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Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Contractor Sues Over 161 Maiden Lane's Leaning Foundation
161 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10005, USAFortis Property Group
Starts 03/22/2019CONFIRMED 84% CONFIDENCE7.5 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Pizzarotti, the contractor on the project at 161 Maiden Lane, filed a lawsuit against Fortis in New York State Supreme Court."
Construction manager Pizzarotti sued developer Fortis Property Group, alleging cost-cutting on the foundation left Lower Manhattan's One Seaport tower leaning about three inches to the north.
0.57
Justice09/21/2026@LawDesk
Brown v. Board of Education Is Decided
United States Supreme Court Building, 1 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20543, United States
Starts 05/17/1954CONFIRMED 93% CONFIDENCE72.4 years agoThe decision was handed down on 17 May 1954, the date carried by the opinion itself in 347 U.S. 483.^[1]
A unanimous US Supreme Court held that state laws establishing separate public schools for Black and white children violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment - "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal" - partially overruling Plessy v. Ferguson and its separate-but-equal doctrine.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Vuori Sues the US Government for a Refund of IEEPA Tariffs
James L. Watson U.S. Court of International Trade Building, 1, Lafayette Street, Civic Center, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10007, United StatesVuori
Starts 03/31/2026CONFIRMED 84% CONFIDENCE178 days agoThe docket's first entry is 'Complaint against All Defendants. Answer due by 6/1/2026. Filed by Samuel D. Finkelstein of LMD Trade Law PLLC on behalf of Vuori, Inc. (Entered: 03/31/2026)'.^[1]
Vuori filed suit at the US Court of International Trade over the emergency tariffs the Supreme Court struck down in February 2026, joining the importers seeking refunds; the court stayed it under its IEEPA procedure.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Lululemon Sues the US for a Refund of Trump's IEEPA Tariffs
James L. Watson U.S. Court of International Trade Building, 1, Lafayette Street, Civic Center, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10007, United StatesLululemon
Starts 01/08/2026CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE260 days agoThe complaint in Court No. 26-00465 is stamped "Filed 01/08/26".^[1]
Lululemon USA sued the United States in the Court of International Trade for a full refund, with interest, of the emergency-powers tariffs it paid on imports, weeks before the Supreme Court struck them down.
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