Focus (Forum & Focus)
Nov. 16, 2007
Litigation Firestorm
Forum Column - By John S. Vishneski III - As Southern California attempts to recover from October's wildfires, businesses, government agencies and environmental activists should prepare for an onslaught of lawsuits blaming them for the damage.
By John S. Vishneski III
In October, wildfires burned across hundreds of square miles of Southern California, resulting in several deaths, the destruction of more than 2,700 homes and the evacuations of over half a million people. Damage estimates exceed $1 billion. Is there anyone to blame? Maybe. Maybe not.
Sometimes terrible things happen and there just isn't anyone the vi...
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