San Diego, CA — February 19, 2026 — As the City of San Diego moves to approve a $6.3 million payout to insurance companies for flood-related claims, Singleton Schreiber continues to represent more than 700 flood survivors who are still living with the consequences of the devastation, including damaged homes, financial strain, displacement, and lasting uncertainty.
While the City prepares to reimburse insurers, families in the Chollas Creek area remain stuck in temporary housing, struggling with repair costs, lost property, and the emotional toll of a disaster they allege could and should have been prevented. “This decision shows where the City’s priorities are,” said Domenic Martini, an attorney with Singleton Schreiber who represents affected residents. “They are moving quickly to reimburse billion-dollar insurance companies. But when it comes to the families who lived through the flood, who lost their homes, their savings, and their sense of stability, the urgency disappears.”
Many of those affected by the floods are still navigating temporary housing, construction delays, and significant out-of-pocket costs more than two years after the disaster. For them, recovery has been slow, expensive, and deeply disruptive.
“If the City can act decisively when large insurers demand payment, it can and must act with the same seriousness toward the people who actually suffered the damage,” Martini added. “We intend to force the City to take flood survivors just as seriously as they are taking billion-dollar insurance companies.”
Singleton Schreiber maintains that the flooding was not simply a natural disaster but the result of longstanding infrastructure failures and preventable conditions. While insurers pursue reimbursement, homeowners continue fighting for accountability and full compensation.
The firm will continue pursuing all available legal avenues to ensure that flood survivors are made whole and that the City answers for the harm caused.
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