California Personal Injury Law Case Notes

As is typical after a wildfire, insurers are requiring survivors to submit detailed “personal property inventories” listing the property they lost in the Maui Wildfire before paying Lahaina h...

https://www.capersonalinjurycaselawnotes.com/2023/09/fires-and-explosions/lance-d-collins-presses-for-insurance-carriers-to-make-automatic-payments-to-wildfire-survivors/

In times like these, survivors are grappling with the aftermath, and your compassion can make a difference in their lives. Often, finding clear guidance on how to assist can be frustrating, leadi...

https://www.capersonalinjurycaselawnotes.com/2023/08/fires-and-explosions/maui-fire/how-can-i-support-a-maui-wildfire-survivor/

There are things that Maui wildfire survivors can do right now to help make the recovery process easier. Once you and your loved ones are out of imminent danger, you should immediately contact yo...

https://www.capersonalinjurycaselawnotes.com/2023/08/fires-and-explosions/ive-lost-my-home-in-the-maui-wildfire-what-should-i-do-right-now/

Looks as though Hawai’ian Electric Company is legally responsible for the Maui Wildfire.  After all, it: The potential liability to survivors for causing the fire is in the billions of dollars...

https://www.capersonalinjurycaselawnotes.com/2023/08/fires-and-explosions/will-heco-file-for-bankruptcy-protection/

In June 2023, DuPont, Chemours, Corteva and 3M Company put up more than $13 billion to settle AFFF actions (Aqueous Film Forming Foams.) These settlements pertain only to 600 Public Water Systems...

https://www.capersonalinjurycaselawnotes.com/2023/08/pfas/firefighters-and-the-pfas-lawsuit/

It depends. A New Jersey School district paid $9.1 million to parents of bullied student, Mallory Grossman who died by suicide in 2017. See news report here. But most states do not allow recovery...

https://www.capersonalinjurycaselawnotes.com/2023/08/uncategorized/can-a-school-district-be-held-accountable-for-a-students-death-by-suicide/

Q: My father was killed in an accident that was not his fault.  As a result, I ended up with an inheritance.  Will the inheritance count against me if I sue the wrongdoer who caused my father�...

https://www.capersonalinjurycaselawnotes.com/2023/08/uncategorized/will-my-inheritance-count-against-me-in-my-wrongful-death-case/

On October 31, 2022, the Fire Victim’s Trust announced an additional sale of 35 million shares in PG&E stock at $15.25 per share to provide compensation for victims of the 2015 Butte, 2017 Nort...

https://www.capersonalinjurycaselawnotes.com/2022/11/fires-and-explosions/35-million-more-shares-in-pge-stock-sold-what-this-means-for-fire-victims/

After a “meticulous and thorough investigation,” Cal Fire concludes that the Dixie Fire was caused by a tree contacting PG&E’s electrical lines. No surprise, given that PG&E all but admitte...

https://www.capersonalinjurycaselawnotes.com/2022/01/fires-and-explosions/cal-fire-announces-that-pges-facilities-sparked-dixie-fire/

One of the first post-fire issues landowners face is property cleanup. Debris can include homes, vehicles, structures, personal property, chemicals, and toxins. Debris cleanup also includes burnt...

https://www.capersonalinjurycaselawnotes.com/2021/09/fires-and-explosions/dealing-with-burnt-trees-after-the-dixie-fire/