DOJ Prepares for Growing List of Gatlinburg Wildfire Lawsuits

The U.S. Justice Department has assigned a team of attorneys to battle a growing list of lawsuits blaming the National Park Service for the severity of the 2016 Gatlinburg wildfires, Knoxnews reports. Three lawsuits have now been filed in U.S. District Court against the U.S. Department of the Interior on behalf of citizens who lost their lives or property in the blaze.