Hawaii court blocks insurance companies legal claims in Maui wildfire, allowing 4 billion settlement to proceed

Get the Full StoryA settlement for the Maui wildfire was announced last summer, but insurance companies held out, insisting that they should have the right to go after the defendants separately to recoup money paid out to policyholders.

Hawaii s Supreme Court ruled Monday that insurance companies can t bring their own legal actions against those blamed for Maui s catastrophic 2023 wildfire, allowing a 4 billion settlement that was on the verge of collapse to proceed.

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