Hawaii’s Supreme Court has ruled that insurance companies can’t bring their own legal actions against those blamed for Maui’s catastrophic 2023 wildfire, the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century.

The Hawaii Supreme Court rules against allowing insurance companies to sue the wrongful parties in the $4 billion Maui wildfire settlement.

The $4 billion settlement compensating Lahaina fire survivors cleared one of its biggest hurdles Monday as the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled insurance companies cannot get a part of