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John Pritchett: Flock Of Lawyers

Within days of the start of the Maui wildfires, attorneys in Honolulu and California filed a class action suit against Hawaiian Electric on behalf of victims and survivors.

By John Pritchett

August 20, 2023 · 1 min read

John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2023

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John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

Within days of the start of the Maui wildfires, attorneys in Honolulu and California filed a class action suit against Hawaiian Electric on behalf of victims and survivors.

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About the Author

John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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Everyone hates lawyers ... until they need one.

moc · 2 years ago

Lahaina looks like Dresden or Tokyo after the firebombings. Everyone has experience with fire and everyone thinks they know what fire is but no one can actually comprehend the fire that incinerated Lahaina as it’s something no one is able to experience directly.If people had truly understood that this fire could happen then it wouldn’t have happened. What we don’t know is vastly greater than what we know or could know. This fire is the result of many factors that came together all at once, similar to how each one of us came into being to enter this world. As such, I think it is best regarded as an Act of God and that no person or entity should be considered guilty for the hundreds of lives lost. The world is, and always will be, bigger than us.

Scott_Israel · 2 years ago

Not a huge fan of the Litigation Industrial Complex but there's an information blackout and if this is what takes to get some discovery then so be it.

NoComment · 2 years ago

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