Listen 0:46 Lawsuit claims company behind Eaton Fire evacuation warnings was negligent The family of a woman who died in the fire says she got the warnings too late

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Why it matters: The Eaton Fire in January led to 19 deaths, 18 of them west of Lake Avenue. It’s the first lawsuit targeting the alerts system in Altadena, according to a spokesperson for L.A. Fire Justice, the law firm behind the lawsuit.

Second company sued: The lawsuit also accuses SoCal Edison of negligence in the maintenance of its transmission equipment and the clearing of vegetation around its transmission facilities.

The backstory: Texas-based lawyer Mikal Watts helped file this latest suit. See a copy of the it here. The defendants are seeking a jury trial and unspecified damages.

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