Legal information
Plain-language explainers about how wildfire law works in California, liability, the legal process, and deadlines. This is general education, not legal advice, and it never tells you whether you personally can take action. For that, talk to a licensed attorney.
Who Is Paying for the Wildfire Ads You Are Seeing
The funding disclosure behind the ads about attorney fees, reproduced word for word and traced to public filings.
Direct Payment Programs and Releases
SCE’s direct payment program is faster. Accepting an offer requires a full release. Both sides, with sources.
Can I Sue After a Wildfire?
The general legal options after a California wildfire, and what they depend on.
What Is Inverse Condemnation?
The doctrine behind many California utility wildfire cases, in plain terms.
Who Is Responsible?
How cause and responsibility are investigated and determined.
How Wildfire Lawsuits Work
The general lifecycle, from investigation to coordinated proceedings and resolution.
Insurance vs. Litigation
How a first-party insurance claim differs from a claim against a responsible party.
Claim Deadlines Explained
Why different deadlines exist, why they vary, and why only an attorney can confirm yours.
Eaton & Palisades: Key Dates and Numbers
Every published date and figure in the two active cases, each sourced to the court order, agency, or company that published it.
Insured Losses, Palisades & Eaton
The state’s full claims-paid figures, residential, commercial, and auto, per fire, reproduced from the California Department of Insurance record.