U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Jul. 3, 2012
Novel damages theory clears 9th Circuit in environmental case
A novel theory of recovery - for "intangible environmental damages" - emerged from the embers of a destructive wildfire in a case decided Friday by a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A novel theory of recovery - for "intangible environmental damages" - emerged from the embers of a destructive wildfire in a case decided Friday by a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel.
It's not enough for contractors who caused the huge 2002 Copper Fire in Angeles National Forest to pay $7.6 million in firefighting and mitigation costs, the panel held.
Beyond that sum, CB&...
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