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The Claims Set Forth in the Complaints Filed on Behalf of Clients and the Compensation Requested

Because of the inherent dangers attached to the distribution of electricity, public utilities such as SDG&E and Sempra must satisfy a high standard of care in the design, engineering, construction, maintenance, repair and operation of overhead electrical lines. This is especially true where, as here, local conditions make the distribution of electricity much more hazardous than under normal circumstances and where there is a lengthy history of wildfires during annual Santa Ana winds, many of which were caused by electrical power lines. When a distributor fails to satisfy this standard of care, it may have breached a legal duty and its actions may be deemed by a court to have been negligent.

The complaints filed by the law firms allege that Defendants SDG&E and Sempra failed to maintain their electrical transmission lines at the proper tension so they would not touch in a wind; failed to use spacers or spreaders on the lines so they would not touch each other or come close enough to cause electrical arcing; failed to maintain the right of way below the overhead lines in a manner that would minimize the risk that material or sparks from the wires would ignite dry vegetation; failed to maintain a proper separation between lines and objects, including trees or other vegetation, so they would not touch or arc, even in a wind; failed to inspect, maintain and repair the electrical lines and right of ways frequently and thoroughly so as to identify and rectify those problems identified above, and failed to utilize alternative operating procedures, such as turning off electrical power to certain grids or geographic areas during times of greatest danger and threat.

In short, the complaints filed by the law firms on behalf of their clients (Plaintiffs) allege that Defendants SDG&E and Sempra should be required to compensate the plaintiffs for all of their losses and injuries, including for the destruction of or damage to their homes, outbuildings, pools, spas, plants, irrigation equipment and landscaping, as well as for personal property such as furniture, art, antiques, computers, TVs, DVDs and other electronics, clothing, automobiles or recreational vehicles or even beloved pets. In certain complaints the law firms have also alleged that the plaintiffs are entitled to compensation for death caused by the fires or other injuries such as emotional distress. Additionally, complaints for plaintiffs who suffered losses in connection with a business demand compensation for destruction or damage to business buildings, offices or leaseholds, business equipment, machinery or tools, office furniture, inventory, crops or livestock, as well as for future profit that will be lost as a result of the fires.