California Wildfire Litigation

The National Law Journal has an article today predicting litigation in the wake of the California fires, and recalling the legal aftermath of the southern California wildfires of 2003, when “homeowners filed about 200 lawsuits against insurance companies, primarily for undervalued coverage or low-balled repair estimates.”  The story by Amanda Bronstad — As California Wildfires Die Down, Lawsuits May Ignite — is on law.com.  The possibility of widespread insurance litigation by homeowners adds a dimension to Byron Stier’s recent post here about the wildfires and arson as a mass tort.

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