Ninth Circuit Affirms $28.8 Million Award For 'Intangible' Damages in Wildfire Case

摘要

Los Angeles-A federal appeals court has upheld a $28.8 million jury award for "intangible" environmental damages against a contractor for causing a June 2002 wildfire that burned about 18,000 acres in the Angeles National Forest in Southern California (United States v.CB&I Constructors Inc., 9th Cir., No. 10-55371, 6/29/12).