“A veteran of legal fights with PG&E, lawyer, Danko said the latest fire appears to be another effect of poor decisions made by company executives years ago. ‘PG&E right now is definitely still, without question, a work in progress,’ Danko said. ‘We’re still suffering the fallout from a long history of very bad management. […]…

When PG&E’s electrical lines ignite a wildfire, resulting in damage to private property, the legal doctrine of inverse condemnation mandates that PG&E compensate for these losses, regardless of whether it was at fault. In California, inverse condemnation provides property owners with recourse when their property rights are adversely affected by government or public utility actions….

The Army Corps has begun Phase 2 of efforts to clean up the Maui Fires mess. Phase 1 involved removing toxic materials and other public health and safety hazards.    A difference between Phase 1 and Phase 2 is that in Phase 2, officials must obtain permission to step onto each lot that they want to…

Because we’ve represented thousands of fire survivors, we are familiar with the agonizing journey that starts when someone loses everything in a fire. One day things are normal, and the next, nothing is the same. Fire victims usually come to us in “survival mode.” Overwhelmed by feelings of loss and helplessness, those who have lost…