Judge rejects 'cruel and unusual' argument from attorney over Eagle Creek fire in Oregon
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Last September, a 15-year-old tossed fireworks on a hot day in the forest and inadvertently set off a massive wildfire that burned 48,000 acres in Oregon. Now he's learned the price he must pay, and it's incredible: a grand total of $36,631,687.10 to various...