Maui Wildfire Victims Secure $4 Billion Global Settlement in Landmark Lawsuit After Tragic Fires
Funny. PG&E had set aside $10.5 billion to cover claims from the Camp Fire. Settled fer less but BK Judge has said nope
https://www.drrobertyoung.com/post/dew-microwave-fires-in-paradise-california-and-lahaina-maui-hawaii-lessons-learned
In a landmark development, Governor Josh Green, M.D., announced Friday night that a historic $4 billion settlement has been reached to resolve all tort claims arising from the catastrophic wildfires that devastated Maui last year.
The devastating fires on August 8, 2023, have been linked directly to failures by the state’s primary utility provider during a critical windstorm.
At first, Hawaii State Attorney General Anne E. Lopez decided to withhold initial findings from the public regarding the massive Maui wildfires that took place.
This move is purportedly to “protect the integrity” of the ongoing investigation, according to a statement from the Department of the Attorney General. The decision has raised concerns about the transparency of the investigation, as local residents question whether this “independent investigation” will indeed remain impartial.
What DEW we think?
https://www.norcalfirelawyers.com/pge-fire-settlements/
Butte Camp Fire: 2018
State fire investigators said that “after a very meticulous and thorough investigation, Cal Fire has determined that the Camp Fire was caused by electrical transmission lines owned and operated by Pacific Gas and Electricity (PG&E).”
In May 2019, the SF Chronicle reported that PG&E had set aside $10.5 billion to cover claims from the Camp Fire.
In June 2019, PG&E reached a $522 million settlement for the Camp Fire, under which it would pay Paradise $270 million and pay $252 million to Butte County, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The payouts on any Camp Fire settlements will not occur unless and until they are approved by the bankruptcy judge.
The judge has set a new December 31 claims deadline. Contact an attorney today. Call (530) 240-4023.
A northern California town has lost over 90% of its population since the nation’s deadliest wildfire in nearly a century raged last year, new figures show.
Door-to-door surveyors counted 2,034 residents in Paradise as of April, according to data released Thursday by California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Paradise, a retirement community in the Sierra Nevada foothills, was home to about 26,800 people in 2010
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is it just me, or do the headlines oscillate in a 'for the peeps' then 'against the peeps' pattern?
Protect the “Integrity” at all cost. Thanks so much for your protection to the detriment of the lowly ants. Lahaina looks like it was sprayed with a giant can of Raid. Those ant people are gone. Their colony is a shell of its former self. Good job protecting your integrity