Utilities Pushing Victim Front | Venice Beach News

A new ad campaign backed by California utility giants like SoCal Edison and PG&E is sparking outrage among wildfire survivors. Posing as a victim advocacy group called “Wildfire Victims First,” the campaign urges homeowners to surrender personal data to supposedly fight soaring insurance costs. But critics suspect it’s a corporate ploy to pressure lawmakers into capping settlement payouts, lawyer fees, and pain-and-suffering claims—directly shielding utilities from massive liabilities. While the group claims to protect victims from greedy attorneys taking 40% of settlements and boasts backing from 250+ organizations, many see the effort as deeply offensive and a dangerous manipulation of public sentiment to push corporate-friendly policy changes. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/04e5257456d3c9f8