Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky LLP has been appointed, along with DiCello Levitt LLP, as Interim Class Counsel to co-lead all putative class actions in California Superior Court in Los Angeles related to the Eaton Fire.  The Eaton Fire burned in Altadena, Los Angeles, in January 2025.  According to state authorities, the fire caused 17 deaths, 9 injuries, burned over 14,000 acres, and destroyed 9,000 structures.  Roughly 100,000 people were evacuated.  Plaintiffs allege that defendants Southern California Edison Company and Edison International failed to adequately maintain their power lines and electrical equipment, causing the Eaton Fire.  With the Court’s appointment, Schneider Wallace and DiCello Levitt are responsible for the orderly prosecution of all putative class actions seeking redress for damages arising from the Eaton Fire.