Jackson to head up legal team for fire victims

Fallbrook attorney Robert W. Jackson disclosed on February 13 that he and a team of legal experts he has hand-selected from throughout the county will represent victims of the Rice Fire in what will most likely be a Mass Tort Class Action lawsuit, with the intention of proving San Diego Gas & Electric Company’s liability in the tragedy.

Jackson, winner of the Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award in 2003 and Outstanding Advocacy Award in 2002, has been contacted by between 30 and 40 fire victims since the October 2007 incident. He said a great deal of thought, research and investigation has gone into...