Court Information

Keith Hunter

Individual Settlement Administrator

Keith W. Hunter

As founder, President and CEO of the Hawaiʻi-based Dispute Prevention & Resolution, Inc., Keith Hunter brings extensive knowledge of Hawaiʻi law and community, which will allow the Maui Fires Individual Settlement to implement a settlement program consistent with the expectations and values of the Maui community. His career in dispute resolution spans over 41 years, and he has successfully served as mediator in approximately 6,000 disputes, claims, and lawsuits. Read More.

Daniel Buckley

Individual Settlement Administrator

Hon. Daniel J. Buckley (Ret.)

Judge Buckley brings over 40 years of experience as a litigator in private practice and a judge, including as the Presiding Judge of Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles. For over three years, he handled mass tort cases, including the Thomas Fire case and several other wildfire cases. Since leaving the bench, Judge Buckley has served as mediator or claims administrator in multiple mass tort cases, including clergy abuse cases, and he has served as special master in several Northern California fire cases, including Dixie, Kincade, and Zogg. Read More.

Louis Meisinger

Individual Settlement Administrator

Hon. Louis M. Meisinger (Ret.)

Judge Meisinger has served as a mediator and/or claims administrator in multiple class action and mass tort cases overseeing the settlement and disbursement of claims totaling billions of dollars to victims of catastrophic events ranging from wildfires, mass shootings, gas leaks and explosions, and childhood sexual abuse to contamination and injuries arising from the jettisoning of jet fuel, gold mining activities, sandblasting, and defective products. Read More.

Cathy Yanni

Individual Settlement Administrator

Cathy Yanni, Esq.

As a court-appointed special master and/or mediator in cases involving wildfires, multidistrict litigation, mass torts, and class actions, Cathy Yanni has settled tens of thousands of cases, facilitated distribution of billions of dollars to claimants, and designed dozens of claims processes. As Trustee of the PG&E Fire Victim Trust, Yanni oversaw the resolution of over 254,000 claims submitted by nearly 72,000 claimants damaged by the 2015 Butte, 2017 North Bay, and 2018 Camp Fires and paid over $13.66 billion to fire survivors. Read More.

BrownGreer PLC

Claims Processor

BrownGreer PLC

In its role as Claims Processor, BrownGreer is responsible for executing the claims review process from initial submission through final resolution. With over two decades of experience providing notice administration, multiple claims resolution, and data management solutions for some of the most significant settlements in history, BrownGreer has served as claims administrators, trustees, Special Masters, advisors, data managers, and expert witnesses for matters spanning a broad spectrum of industries and is honored to bring that expertise to serve in the Maui Wildfires Case.

Court Documents

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5/3/2024
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