A nonprofit representing the National World War II Museum is working toward a settlement but preparing for a jury trial in its lawsuit against the structural engineer of its $65-million hotel and conference center, under construction in downtown New Orleans.
Walmart filed suit against Tesla Energy Operations on Aug. 20, alleging that seven rooftop fires at the retailer’s stores between 2012 and 2018 were the result of problems with solar panels installed by a company now owned by the automaker.
A federal bankruptcy judge has ruled that a jury should determine whether Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. is responsible for the Tubbs fire of 2017, one of California’s worst wildfires, which could account for as much as two-thirds of the wildfire claims for 2017 and 2018.