Oregon Home Manufacturer Sued for Alleged Racism, Discrimination August 2, 2021 Two former employees of a home manufacturing company in eastern Oregon filed a lawsuit saying they endured anti-Black racism and...
Officials: Lightning Likely Caused 2020 California Forest Fire August 2, 2021 A lightning strike likely ignited a 2020 wildfire in California’s Sierra National Forest, but the U.S. Forest Service said it...
Former California Insurance Agent Sentenced for Embezzling August 2, 2021 Anna Gabriela Garcia, also known as Anna Nuno-Garcia, 48, of Capistrano Beach, Calif., was sentenced in Orange County Superior Court...
California Healthcare Provider Paying $37M to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuits August 2, 2021 Southern California-based Prime Healthcare Services and two of its doctors will pay $37.5 million to settle whistleblower lawsuits that claimed...
California Commissioner Lowers Workers’ Comp Benchmark August 2, 2021 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara adopted and issued lower rates for workers’ compensation insurance benchmark rate by 5 cents to...
Bomb Squad Caused Damaging California Fireworks Explosion, Officials Say August 2, 2021 By Stefanie Dazio Los Angeles bomb technicians grossly miscalculated the weight of homemade fireworks when they detonated them in a containment chamber, likely...
$5.5M Settlement Reached in Washington Nurse Lawsuit August 2, 2021 A class-action lawsuit brought by thousands of nurses who said they weren’t properly paid for lunch and other breaks has...
North Carolina Civil Rights Groups Reach Settlement Over 2020 Clash With Police August 2, 2021 Civil rights groups in North Carolina have reached a settlement with the city of Charlotte and its police department in...
Jury Convicts Suspended Georgia Commissioner Beck on Fraud, Laundering Charges August 2, 2021 Jurors convicted suspended Georgia insurance commissioner Jim Beck on 37 counts of mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering and...
Drugmaker Endo Agrees to $35M Opioid Settlement With Tennessee Local Governments August 2, 2021 By Brendan Pierson Endo International Plc has agreed to pay $35 million to settle a lawsuit by Tennessee local governments and on behalf...