Palisades Fire Hazardous Waste Case Set for Trial by Year’s End

Los Angeles county’s disposal of potentially toxic wildfire debris is set for trial in December, after a judge said a challenge to LA’s process for ensuring the safety of the discarded waste is sufficient.

The City of Calabasas can pursue claims that LA isn’t randomly inspecting waste for potentially hazardous materials, Judge Stephen I. Goorvitch said Monday, partially overruling the county’s motion to invalidate them.

The Calabasas case is one of many unfolding in state court over dangerous chemicals linked to the January Palisades and Eaton fires. Community members have sued Edison International’s Southern California utility for allegedly ...