Marshall fire lawsuit set for trial in September as attorneys battle over cult’s role in catastrophic blaze

Marshall fire lawsuit set for trial in September as attorneys battle over cult’s role in catastrophic blaze

A civil trial to determine Xcel Energy’s responsibility for the 2021 Marshall fire and whether the company should pay damages is set to begin Sept. 25 — and attorneys continue to argue over how much blame should be placed on the Twelve Tribes, an international religious cult whose members lit the first embers in Colorado’s most catastrophic wildfire. Lawyers spent more than six hours Wednesday in a Boulder courtroom arguing over how jurors will …

Marshall fire lawsuit set for September trial – BizWest

A civil trial will begin Sept. 25 in Boulder District Court to determine the extent of Xcel Energy’s responsibility for the 2021 Marshall Fire, whether the utility company should pay damages, and how much blame should be placed on the Twelve Tribes, a cult whose members lit the conflagration’s first embers.