Wildland
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Los Angeles Fire Chief Sues City Alleging Retaliation After Palisades Fire
Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has filed suit against the City of Los Angeles, alleging she was removed…
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Oregon Firefighter Detained by ICE During Fire Operations Released
An Oregon firefighter who was detained by immigration authorities while on assignment has been released following the filing of a…
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Maui County Contemplates Global Settlement of Wildland Fire Claims
Maui County is currently contemplating settling the claims of over 2,000 parties who collectively filed 449 separate lawsuits into last…
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Sixth Circuit Affirms Trial Court Rulings in 2016 Great Smoky Mountains Fire Suit
The 6th Circuit has upheld a district court decision dismissing negligence claims brought against the US by insurance providers who…
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California Utility Settles With US Forest Service for $80 Million
Southern California Edison has agreed to pay the US Forest Service $80 million in damages to settle a suit related…
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US Forest Service Sued for New Mexico Flash Flood Deaths
The US Forest Service is being sued by the families of three people who were killed in flooding that followed…
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Court Dismisses Boeing and Fire Contractor from Woolsey Fire Litigation
Los Angeles County Superior Court has ruled that neither the Boeing Company nor its fire protection contractor, Universal Protection Services,…
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Fire Agencies Seek Over $120 Million in Damages for Two California Wildland Fires
Two wildland fire related lawsuits are in the Fire Law headlines, brought by the nation’s two largest wildland firefighting agencies,…
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Hawaii Firefighter Sues Over 2021 Burn Injuries
A volunteer firefighter with the Hawaii County Fire Department who was burned at a wildland fire in 2021, has filed…
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Maui County Sues Utilities Over Wildland Fires
Maui County has filed suit against four utility companies servicing the island seeking damages arising out of the devastation wildland…
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California Environmental Groups Sue Forest Service To Block Fuel Reduction in Big Bear
Several environmental groups, including the Friends of Big Bear Valley, John Muir Project of Earth Island Institute, and San Bernardino…
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Class Action Lawsuit Blames Utilities for Deadly Maui Wildfire
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Maui Electric Company, Limited, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., Hawaii Electric Light Company,…
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Fire Law Roundup for May 22, 2023
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for May 22, 2023, Brad and Curt discuss a lawsuit filed by a…
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California Court Rules FD Not A Crime Victim of Arsonist
The California Court of Appeals has ruled that a criminal convicted of setting a wildland fire cannot be required to…
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