LOS ANGELES, April 22, 2025/ PRNewswire/– Today the Honorable Jay C. Gandhi (Ret.) revealed he has actually signed up with the existing legal group of Robertson & & Associates, LLP and Foley Bezek Behle & & Curtis, LLP in their mass tort suits versus the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to hold it accountable for the residential or commercial property damage and accidents suffered by countless victims of the Palisades Fire. The Palisades Fire started January 7, 2025 and is the worst metropolitan blaze in the City’s history, having actually ruined and/or harmed 7,810 homes and companies in Pacific Palisades and Malibu Unfortunately, 12 civilians were eliminated in the inferno. This legal group presently represents over 750 property owners and entrepreneur whose residential or commercial properties were ruined by the fire and has actually submitted 12 suits up until now, with more coming, versus LADWP.
INTERVIEW: An interview will be hung on Tuesday, April 22 nd at 10:00 a.m. in front of Judge Gandhi’s burned-down home situated at 15281 De Pauw Street, Pacific Palisades Judge Gandhi will be offered for in-person interviews and remarks.
Judge Gandhi has a prominent multi-faceted legal profession, marked by success initially as a high-stakes lawsuits partner at Paul Hastings LLP, then as a reputable U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Central District of California, the country’s biggest federal court, and presently as a Chambers- ranked conciliator and arbitrator at JAMS, the premier gamer in alternative conflict resolution. Judge Gandhi is active in civic affairs and understood for his dedication to justice. For example, he is designated as the settlement screen for the Los Angeles County’s historical homelessness settlement, and formerly he served on the Los Angeles Cops Commission’s Advisory Committee on Structure Trust and Equity, which provided suggestions for reform to the LAPD after the murder of George Floyd
Judge Gandhi likewise brings a deep experience in the matter at hand: wildfires. For example, Judge Gandhi acted as the conciliator in settlements in between Pacific Gas & & Electric and 14 public entities worrying wildfire claims from the 2015 Butte Fire, the 2017 North Bay Fires, and the 2018 Camp Fire. His mediation efforts led to a $ 1 billion settlement. Later on, he acted as the conciliator in Southern California’s Edison $ 360 million settlement with 23 public entities affected by the 2017 Thomas and Koenigstein fires, the 2018 Montecito particles streams and the 2018 Woolsey fire. He has actually settled actually a many variety of wildfire cases, varying from the most dreadful wrongful death actions to the most complicated residential or commercial property damage claims of the biggest personal landowner in the United States
Quote from Judge Gandhi: ” The Palisades didn’t burn; the City of Los Angeles permitted the town to burn– to turn my home into a stack of ashes and damage my household’s life. The Palisades fire was not some unusual abnormality, however a symptom of well-known dangers that the City blindly neglected. From mismanaged power lines and thick plant life to an empty 117-million gallon tank and an anemic preliminary attack of the fire, individuals should have to stroll through the court house doors and guarantee that accountable celebrations can be held responsible.”
About Robertson & & Associates, LLP: Alex “Trey” Robertson, IV was designated by the Court as Co-Lead Complainants’ Counsel in the 2017 Woolsey Fire Case, which included claims by 10,000 victims versus Southern California Edison Business. Mr. Robertson has actually represented countless victims of the 2017 Thomas Fire, 2018 Woolsey Fire, 2020 Bobcat Fire, 2020 Vacation Farm Fire ( Oregon), 2020 Santiam Canyon Fire ( Oregon), 2022 Fairview Fire, 2022 Coastal Fire and 2023 Lahaina Fire. Robertson has actually recuperated almost $ 1.4 Billion for his customers throughout his 38 year profession.
Foley Bezek Behle & & Curtis, LLP has actually represented countless wildfire victims of the 2018 Woolsey Fire, the 2017 Thomas Fire, the 2020 Bobcat Fire, the 2023 Maui Fire, and other wildfires throughout California, Oregon, and Hawaii
Contact:
Alexander “Trey” Robertson, IV, Robertson & & Associates, LLP
( 818) 851-3850
arobertson@arobertsonlaw.com
www.arobertsonlaw.com
Roger Behle & & Robert Curtis, & Foley Bezek Behle & Curtis, LLP
( 714) 556-1700
rbehle@foleybezek.com
rcurtis@foleybezek.com
www.foleybezek.com
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