LOS ANGELES—A group of Mulholland Drive property owners is suing the city of Los Angeles and the Department of Water and Power after their homes were flooded earlier this year when a hydrant hit by a U.S. Postal Service truck caused millions of gallons of water to escape before the pressure was turned off.
The plaintiffs in the Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit are Jack Lippman, Darcy Demoss, Philip Demuth, Julia Demuth, Michael Jay Berger and Steven Kapelov. The suit alleges inverse condemnation, dangerous condition of public property, negligence, trespass and nuisance. They seek unspecified damages, including compensation for property damage….