Bare Electrical Wire and Leaning Poles on Maui Were Possible Cause of Deadly Fires August 28, 2023 By JENNIFER McDERMOTT, BERNARD CONDON and MICHAEL BIESECKER In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the... Read More
Shareholders Sue Hawaiian Electric Over Maui Wildfires August 25, 2023 Shareholders of Hawaiian Electric HE.N on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the utility provider in a San Francisco federal court,... Read More
County of Maui Sues Hawaiian Electric for Negligence Leading to Wildfires August 25, 2023 The county of Maui, Hawaii, on Thursday sued Hawaiian Electric HE.N accusing the power company of acting negligently by failing... Read More
United Airlines in $30 Million Settlement With Quadriplegic Man’s Family August 24, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel United Airlines has agreed to a $30 million settlement after a deplaning incident left a quadriplegic man in a vegetative... Read More
Second Death Reported in Washington Wildfires; Hundreds of Structures Burned August 23, 2023 By LISA BAUMANN A second person has died in wildfires in eastern Washington state that ignited on Friday, burning hundreds of structures and... Read More
California’s Desert and Mountain Towns Dig Out From Hilary’s Mud August 23, 2023 By MARK J. TERRILL, JOHN ANTCZAK and JULIE WATSON Crews worked to dig roads, buildings and care home residents out of the mud across a wide swath of Southwestern... Read More
Moody’s RMS Estimates $4B to $6B in Economic Losses from Hawaii Wildfires August 23, 2023 Moody’s RMS issued estimates on Tuesday showing economic losses from the recent Lahaina Conflagration and Kula wildfires in Hawaii at... Read More
Maui Fire Victims Pursue Legal Tactic That Led to $13.5 Billion California Settlement August 23, 2023 By Joel Rosenblatt Hawaii property owners are seizing on a legal shortcut used by fire victims in California to secure compensation from Hawaiian... Read More
San Francisco Archdiocese Files for Bankruptcy Citing 500 Sex Abuse Claims August 22, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco has filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy relief under Chapter 11 of the... Read More
Early Estimate of Tropical Storm Hilary’s Damage and Economic Loss: $9 Billion August 22, 2023 By Don Jergler AccuWeather’s preliminary estimate of the total damage and economic loss from Tropical Storm Hilary in the U.S. is $7 billion... Read More