Maui Wildfire Assistance (Advertising)
Obtaining Justice for Maui Wildfire Victims
Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher understands the profound pain, loss and devastation the Maui wildfires have brought upon families and businesses in theLahaina and Maui communities.
The Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher Ohana has strong ties to people and businesses who call Maui home, and has contributed $50,000 to the Common Ground Collective. The organization surged into action when the island’s Salvation Army kitchen burned down, and with the help of the University of Hawaii Maui College, its kitchen and staff, are providing upwards of 10,000 meals a day.
Our law firm’s powerhouse team of top trial stars - rated among the best in Hawaii - will fiercely pursue justice for those who have been damaged by these tragic fires, whether from death of loved ones, burn injuries, loss or interruption of business, or damage to property.
Catastrophic wildfire litigation, like this, is complex, usually spans years, involves a tremendous amount of legal and expert resources, and requires specialized knowledge and expertise.
Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher is fortunate to partner on the wildfire cases with two other powerhouse law firms from the West Coast who successfully tried one of the Pacific Coast’s major wildfire cases against the regional utility company: Stoll Berne PC and Keller Rohrback LLP.
The Starn O’Toole/Stoll Berne/Keller Rohrback Maui Wildfire Trial Teams
Our trial teams handling the Maui wildfire litigation will be drawn from these three firms and the teams will be tailored to the types of claims.
Here, one size does not fit all: complex business loss and property damage litigation is very different from bodily injury and wrongful death litigation, even though the genesis of the damages arises from the Maui wildfire and its causative factors.
- Complex Business Loss/Business Interruption & Property Damage Litigation: To prosecute and be successful on these claims requires a team of highly skilled and experienced commercial trial lawyers who team with top notch experts in the fields of business and property valuations, forensic accounting and other disciplines. Because the issues can be multi-faceted and complex, the trial team must be able to present the case forcefully and simply to a jury. These three firms specialize in complex matters and have demonstrated success in statewide, regional and national high-profile cases.
- Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher - one of only a few Hawaii firms ranked in the top tier for complex commercial litigation; a go-to trial firm for Fortune 500 companies, including national hotel and hospitality companies, money-center financial institutions, as well as Hawaii’s top businesses. Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher's senior litigators are ranked as among the best in Hawaii. Chambers and Partners ranks the firm’s trial lawyers at the top and ranks the firm’s senior trial lawyer, Terence J. O’Toole, as a “Star” – only one of two in Hawaii.
Major complex litigation matters handled by the firm in the Maui courts, where the wildfire litigation will largely take place, include:
-Six months of rolling jury trials representing almost 70 plaintiffs, involving $100 million in claims arising out of large-scale West Maui residential development.
-Multi-month jury trial successfully defending one of Hawaii’s major banks.
- Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher - one of only a few Hawaii firms ranked in the top tier for complex commercial litigation; a go-to trial firm for Fortune 500 companies, including national hotel and hospitality companies, money-center financial institutions, as well as Hawaii’s top businesses. Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher's senior litigators are ranked as among the best in Hawaii. Chambers and Partners ranks the firm’s trial lawyers at the top and ranks the firm’s senior trial lawyer, Terence J. O’Toole, as a “Star” – only one of two in Hawaii.
- Personal Injury & Wrongful Death Litigation: Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher's power-house trial team includes one of Hawaii’s top personal injury, plaintiffs’ class action, and mass tort attorneys, Judith Pavey. Ms. Pavey has extensive Hawaii trial experience recovering multi-million-dollar damages for personal injury, property damage and economic losses including:
- Claims on behalf of Big Island dairy farmers for damages caused by chemical contamination;
- Claims by flower and palm growers against DuPont for damages caused by chemical contamination;
- Claims of Hawaii vehicle owners against Volkswagon for false emission claims;
- Claims arising from the Hepatitis A outbreak involving Genki Sushi restaurants
- Stoll Berne PC and Keller Rohrback LLP have proven track records of achieving extraordinary results in successfully representing victims of four wildfires against electric utility companies Pacificorp and Pacific Power recovering a jury verdict of tens of millions of dollars as well as punitive damages.
Connect With Us:
If you are a survivor of the devastating wildfires that have affected Maui, we encourage you to reach out to Starn O'Toole Marcus & Fisher. Our collaborative team, alongside Keller Rohrback LLP and Stoll Berne PC, is here to listen, understand, and advocate on your behalf. Together, we embark on a journey toward the justice your loved ones, your community, and your Maui deserve.
