Victims of a deadly 2023 Hawaii wildfire that decimated the town of Lahaina are expected to testify in court during an unusual trial to determine how to divide a potential $4 billion settlement.
DCPS introduces ‘Be Safe. Be Seen.’ campaign to prevent students from getting hit by carsJacksonville City Council introduces resolution questioning General Counsel’s role amid veto dispute over trash contractPutnam County deputy helped save an unresponsive child. Then they found drugs, guns inside the homeFILE - Wildfire wreckage is shown in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 10, 2023.
At issue is how much money various groups of plaintiffs might receive, including some who filed individual lawsuits after losing their family members, homes or businesses, and other victims covered by class-action lawsuits, including tourists who simply had to cancel trips to Maui following the inferno.
A month and a half went by and the grim reality set in. He went to the Philippines to gather DNA samples from his wife’s close relatives there. The samples matched remains found in the fire. He eventually carried urns holding their remains back to the Philippines. “The categories of losses that the class is claiming are just grossly insignificant compared to our losses,” Lowenthal said.
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