Lawyers Claim Cable TV and Phone Companies Also Responsible in Hawaii Fires September 7, 2023 By Jennifer McDermott, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Audrey McAvoy After a visit to a warehouse where Hawaiian Electric Company is housing power poles and electrical equipment that may be...
Lawyers Claim Cable TV and Phone Companies Also Responsible in Hawaii Fires September 7, 2023 After a visit to a warehouse where Hawaiian Electric Company is housing power poles and electrical equipment that may be...
Things to Know About Lawsuits and Tourism a Month After Fire Leveled a Hawaii Community September 6, 2023 By Gene Johnson, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Audrey McAvoy Nearly a month after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century killed at least 115 people, authorities on...
California Regulators OK More Gas Storage Capacity at The Site of Massive Methane Leak September 5, 2023 By Robert Jablon and Julie Watson California regulators last week approved a controversial proposal to greatly increase storage capacity at the site of the nation’s largest...
Climate Change Means Californians Need Flood Insurance Now, Too September 5, 2023 By Todd Woody Californians know wildfires and earthquakes; hurricanes, not so much. So when Tropical Storm Hilary inundated Southern California in normally bone-dry...
California Voting on Increasing Storage At Site of Massive Methane Leak Despite Risks September 1, 2023 By Robert Jablon and Julie Watson California officials are expected to vote on a proposal to increase storage capacity at the site of the nation’s largest...
Appeals Court Dismisses 14 COVID Business Insurance Claims Against Travelers August 31, 2023 The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed lawsuits by 14 businesses seeking insurance coverage from Travelers Insurance for business...
Hawaii Power Utility Takes Responsibility for First Fire on Maui, But Faults County Firefighters August 29, 2023 By Jennifer McDermott and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Hawaii’s electric utility acknowledged its power lines started a wildfire on Maui but faulted county firefighters for declaring the blaze...
Catastrophe Experts Discuss Maui’s Long Road to Recovery August 29, 2023 By Allen Laman While wildfire search and rescue efforts continued in Maui, a group of CoreLogic experts gathered online last week to discuss...
Hawaiian Electric Calls Maui County’s Wildfire Lawsuit ‘Irresponsible’ August 29, 2023 Hawaiian Electric HE.N said the lawsuit filed against it by the county of Maui was “factually and legally irresponsible,” pointing...