Environmental
Jul. 10, 2012
Wildfire case settles on eve of trial
A case in which prosecutors sought $187 million in damages from a massive wildfire has settled on the eve of trial, but the controversy over the government's ability to collect in such cases may just be heating up.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A case in which federal prosecutors sought $187 million in damages from a massive wildfire in the Plumas and Lassen national forests has settled on the eve of trial, but the controversy over the government's ability to collect in such cases may just be heating up.
Lawyers involved in the lawsuit over the 2007 Moonlight Fire are not disclosing the details of the settlement until it is signed late...
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