Author: Kristine Keala Meredith

January 15, 2025

Price Gouging After the Los Angeles Fires: How to Protect Your Community and Stand Against Exploitation

Price Gouging: What can you do to protect your community?   After disasters like the Eaton fire, communities rely on essential goods and services to recover—food, housing, medical supplies, and more. When businesses exploit these vulnerable times by inflating prices, it can have devastating consequences, particularly for those already struggling.  What …

August 19, 2023

“I’ve Lost My Home in the Maui Wildfire. What Should I Do Right Now?”

There are things that wildfire survivors can do right now to help make the recovery process easier. Once you and your loved ones are out of imminent danger, you should immediately contact your insurance company, make a plan for housing, track all expenses and insurance interactions, and prepare an inventory …

August 17, 2023

Firefighters and the PFAS lawsuit

In June 2023, DuPont, Chemours, Corteva and 3M Company put up more than $13 billion to settle AFFF actions (Aqueous Film Forming Foams.) These settlements pertain only to 600 Public Water Systems. The settlements are subject to approval by Judge Richard M. Gergel, who was assigned in December 2018 to …

Scroll to top