Doyle Lowther represents families whose homes and business were destroyed during the October 2007 San Diego fires. The fires destroyed thousands of homes and forced half a million San Diego residents to flee in the largest mass evacuation in California history.
Power lines owned and operated by San Diego Gas & Electric Co. (SDG&E) and lashing wire owned and maintained by Cox Communications started three of the fires, the Witch Creek fire, the Guejito fire, and the Rice Canyon fire. For over a week, the fires scorched hundreds of thousands of acres causing the deaths of two residents and injuring forty-five firefighters.
Government investigations were launched in the aftermath of the fires. Investigators concluded the Witch fire, the Guejito fire, and the Rice fire were started by faulty and improperly maintained power and communication lines, owned and operated by SDG&E and Cox Communications. The fire investigators issued comprehensive reports with hundreds of photographs, witness statements and physical evidence to support their findings. The investigators eliminated all other causes for the fires.
On September 2, 2008 the Public Utilities Commission released its comprehensive report concerning the fires. The PUC report concludes the Witch, Guejito and Rice fires were started by SDG&E and Cox.
Doyle Lowther represents families whose homes and businesses were destroyed during the October 2007 San Diego fires. Please contact us if you have questions about these cases.