A Texas Cattle Rancher and owner of a cattle ranch destroyed due
to the Smokehouse Creek Fire has filed a multi-billion dollar class
action lawsuit in federal court in Amarillo, Texas.
HOUSTON, April 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Potts Law Firm filed the lawsuit
on behalf of Donnie Parker, the
owner of Spring Creek Ranch in Skellytown, Texas, on Thursday in
Amarillo Division of the United
States District Court for the Northern Division of
Texas. The lawsuit arises out of
the Smokehouse Creek Fire which started on February 26, 2024 and destroyed over 1,000,0000
acres of rangelands where 85% of the state's cattle are located.
The lawsuit is against the corporate defendants Xcel Energy
Services, Inc., Southwestern Public Service Company and Osmose
Utilities Services, Inc. The lawsuit claims that the three
defendants negligently failed to maintain and repair a defective
utility pole which started the fire that burned for nearly three
weeks and has been called the worst wildfire in the state's
history.
The lawsuit seeks to recover property losses for all owners of
ranches negatively impacted by the fire including their loss of
grasslands, damage and death to wildlife, loss of fencing, loss of
cattle, and loss of physical structures.
Derek Potts, lead attorney for
Mr. Parker and Spring Creek Ranch
said in a statement: "All of the ranchers in the panhandle whose
land was burned are likely looking at years for their properties
and cattle businesses to recover from this horrific event that
could have been easily prevented. We have brought this lawsuit on
their behalves and are seeking speedy and fair compensation for
them all from the Court."
The lawsuit is, Donnie Parker
d/b/a Spring Creek Ranch,
Individually and on Behalf of Others Similarly Situated v Excel
Energy Services, Inc., et al., Case No.:
2:24-cv-00078-Z.
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