Hawaii court rules against insurance companies in Maui wildfire, allowing $4B settlement to proceed

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Supreme Court has ruled that insurance companies can’t bring their own legal actions against those blamed for Maui’s catastrophic 2023 wildfire, the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century.

The move allows a $4 billion settlement that had been threatened to proceed. Other steps still remain to finalize the deal between thousands of people who lodged lawsuits and defendants, including Hawaiian Electric Company.

Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, The Associated Press