Hawaii Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Maui wildfire settlement
Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.
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Attorney Jesse Max Creed walks to the podium during a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.2/28
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Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald listens during a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.3/28
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Associate justice Lisa Ginoza speaks during a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.4/28
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Associate justice Todd Eddins, middle, speaks during a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.5/28
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Associate justice Sabrina McKenna, left, speaks during a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.6/28
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Attorney Adam Romney speaks during a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.7/28
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Attorney Terrence Revere speaks during a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.8/28
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Attorney Terrence Revere walks to the podium to speak during a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.9/28
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Attorney Ginger Anders speaks during a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.10/28
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Attorney Ginger Anders speaks during a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.11/28
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Attorney Jesse Max Creed speaks during a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.12/28
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Chief justice Mark Recktenwald, right, speaks during a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.13/28
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Attorney Jesse Max Creed, middle, shakes hands with attorney Terrence Revere, second from right, after a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.14/28
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Attorney Jesse Max Creed, middle, smiles after a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.15/28
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Attorney Jesse Max Creed, left, talks with attorney Cynthia K. Wong, right, after a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.16/28
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Attorney Adam Romney, middle, talks with associates after a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.17/28
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The gallery is seen as attorney Adam Romney speaks during a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.18/28
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Attorney Adam Romney speaks during a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.19/28
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Attorney Terrence Revere speaks during a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.20/28
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Attorney Ginger Anders, right, speaks during a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.21/28
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Attorney Jesse Max Creed, right, speaks during a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.22/28
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Attorney Jesse Max Creed, top right, speaks during a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.23/28
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Attorney Cynthia K. Wong, bottom, listens as attorney Jesse Max Creed, right, speaks during a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.24/28
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Attorney Jesse Max Creed speaks during a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.25/28
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Attorney Adam Romney looks at his notes during a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.26/28
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Attorney Jesse Max Creed, left, speaks during a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.27/28
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Chief justice Mark Recktenwald, left, takes his place on the bench during the start of a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.28/28
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Attorney Cynthia K. Wong, middle, looks on prior to a hearing over settlements pertaining to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 6, in Honolulu. Oral arguments were presented by attorneys representing several victims in the Lahaina wildfires over whether insurance companies can be barred from parties that have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle wildfire damage claims with victims that include parties that already received insurance claim proceeds.
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