The deadly Lahaina fire of August 2023 was a traumatic, catastrophic event, taking more than 100 lives and causing losses that can never be replaced. In its wake, statewide weaknesses in disaster ...

The state could rule as early as next year on how it will limit catastrophic wildfire liability for electric utilities, with preliminary public input due June 30. The state Public Utilities ...

Looking for some certainty in an often-uncertain field, public companies are increasingly disclosing auditor agreements that place a monetary cap on any liabilities that may arise from accounting ...

The spill commission, in calling for raising the $75 million economic liability limit but neglected to offer a specific proposal, is punting the issue to Congress. “We do recommend a significant ...

The state could rule as early as next year on how it will limit catastrophic wildfire liability for electric utilities, with preliminary public input due June 30. The state Public Utilities Commission ...

That choice mattered when the CSX train ran into Hurricane Florence and the locomotives were destroyed in a derailment near ...

The U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday that Congress could retroactively impose a higher liability cap on BP to pay for the damage from its growing oil spill, and the company would likely lose if it ...

A Senate panel looking into liability issues arising from the Gulf oil spill turned its attention to a liability cap that some lawmakers worry might be used by BP to get out of paying the full cost of ...