Today news
About the same in other media
Hawaii, Maui sued for gross negligence in deadly wildfires by victim's family - court filing
Reading now: 654
By Clark Mindock
(Reuters) — The father of a woman who died during last month's wildfires in Hawaii has sued the state and the county of Maui in a “first-of-its-kind” lawsuit accusing the governments of gross negligence leading to the blazes.
Filed on Monday in Hawaii state court, the lawsuit is the first stemming from the wildfires to be lodged against the state. It also names the state's electric utility Hawaiian Electric, which is already facing several lawsuits, and a major landowner on the island, Bishop Estate, over the fires, which razed the historic town of Lahaina in Maui.
Read more on investing.comAbout this in other media
Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson launch fund with $10 million for displaced Maui residents abcnews.go.com /1 year ago
Critical fire weather arrives in Northern California; PG&E to restore power after targeted outages abcnews.go.com /1 year ago
Hawaiian Electric denies Maui lawsuit claims about cause of wildfire, shares surge investing.com /1 year ago
Show more
The website fvbb.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
