USA – CALIFORNIA Trends and Developments Contributed by: Louisa Weix, Monique Ferraro and Hope Williams, TittmannWeix
continuing platform to challenge whether emergency market-stabilisation measures are being implemented consistently with Proposition 103’s consumer-protec-
tion procedures. The Year Ahead
Several important questions remain unresolved. No court has yet ruled on “direct physical loss” for the Los Angeles fires, so the split reflected in Aliff and Gharibian will likely be tested directly. The efficient proximate cause mudslide disputes remain at an ear- lier stage still, with no case yet filed. The Eaton Fire proceeding approaches a bench trial on SCE’s thresh- old inverse condemnation liability, while the allocation fight with Los Angeles County and the parallel LADWP claims continue in discovery. And the market conduct antitrust case, now backed by a DOJ Statement of Interest, is one of the highest-stakes storylines in the industry for the remainder of the year.
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