The United States filed a lawsuit in 2023 on behalf of the Forest Service against SCE and Utility Tree Service, claiming that the utility did not properly maintain trees that came into contact with power lines,

Southern California Edison agreed to pay $82.5 million to settle the 2020 Bobcat Fire claims without admitting fault. The settlement recovers firefighting costs and aids in Angeles National Forest restoration.

Federal officials called it the ‘largest-ever wildfire cost recovery settlement by the United States in the Central District of California.’ Edison isn’t admitting fault under