BREAKING NEWS: With the rapidly changing landscape in the Woolsey Fire litigation space, we have just learned three POWERHOUSE law firms are aligning to fight for the coveted *Lead Counsel* position.
In any mass action, the court will consolidate all cases for discovery and trial purposes to determine liability as one single action.
Law firms traditionally compete for *lead counsel position* to maintain control of their own clients cases and to obtain the lion’s share of litigation costs.
It’s looking like there will be more of this type of alignment to come from other firms competing for the lead counsel position.
Yesterday’s Los Angeles County Superior Court conducted a hearing on the coordination of all Woolsey Fire cases as one action for discovery and trial purposes to determine liability of the defendants for the plaintiffs’ losses.
So far, 31 cases involving more than 600 plaintiffs alleging losses caused by the Woolsey Fire have been filed in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Dozens of law firms represent the plaintiffs.
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