Judge caps attorneys’ legal fees in Maui wildfire settlement

EDITORIAL: Maui fire payout a boost for victims

After nearly three years of investigation, negotiation and legal procedures, the state is poised to distribute settlement awards to those harmed by the Aug. 8, 2023, West Maui fire disaster. It’s a milestone achievement. Legal skirmishing could have gone on much longer, delaying recovery, had the state not vigorously advocated for fire victims and for a global settlement. And payouts to victims could have fallen lower, if not for akamai judicial…

Judge caps attorneys’ legal fees in Maui wildfire settlement

A Maui judge has significantly reduced the legal fees related to the $4.03 billion Maui wildfire settlement, awarding victims’ lawyers a fraction of the $1 billion they had sought.

Maui fire survivors to receive more than expected from $4B settlement

Survivors of the 2023 Maui fire disaster will receive more money from the $4 billion settlement than initially expected following a ruling on attorneys’ fees.

Maui judge lowers lawyer fees for Lahaina fire settlement

By Yiming Fu, Report for America corps member Lahaina fire survivors will get more money from the $4 billion Lahaina fire settlement after Maui Judge Peter Cahill ruled to lower […] The post Maui judge lowers lawyer fees for Lahaina fire settlement appeared first on AsAmNews.

Judge Caps Maui Fire Legal Fees At $222M

A Maui judge has significantly reined in legal fees related to the $4.03 billion Maui wildfire settlement, awarding victims’ lawyers a fraction of the $1 billion they had sought. In an order issued late Friday, Hawaiʻi Circuit Judge Peter Cahill said the lawyers would get $222 million to divide among themselves, with larger amounts going to lawyers who did the bulk of the work. The order is an enormous victory for fire victims who will be able t…