Dive Boat Owners Seek to Head off Lawsuits After 34 Die in Fire off California Coast September 6, 2019 By Brian Melley The owners of the dive boat where 34 people perished in a fire off Southern California filed a lawsuit Thursday...
Bankruptcy Won’t End Problem PG&E Must Still Deal With: Wildfires February 4, 2019 By Brian Melley Big corporations forced into bankruptcy by liability lawsuits often take the offending product off the market and try to move...
Los Angeles Sues Weather Channel App, Alleging It Sold User Data January 9, 2019 By Brian Melley The operator of The Weather Channel mobile app tracks the whereabouts of users and sells their data to third parties,...
California Moving Ahead with Marijuana Delivery Regulations October 22, 2018 By Brian Melley California moved a step closer Friday to allowing marijuana deliveries in communities that have banned retail sales of the drug...
$120M Settlement Reached Over 2015 Southern California Methane Gas Leak August 10, 2018 By Brian Melley A Southern California utility reached a nearly $120 million settlement over a massive blowout at a natural gas storage field...
California Marijuana Retailers Cut Prices Ahead of New Testing Rules June 28, 2018 By Brian Melley Bargain basement bud is on the menu in California, but you need to act fast to cash in on the...
Poizner, Lara Advance in California Insurance Commissioner Race June 6, 2018 By Brian Melley Republican-turned-independent Steve Poizner and Democratic Sen. Ricardo Lara were the top vote-getters in Tuesday’s primary election, advancing to the November...
California Insurance Commissioner Race Features Diverse Field May 4, 2018 By Brian Melley One way or another, California’s next insurance commissioner will be the first of his kind. The June 5 primary features...
Evidence of Massive California Oil Spill Was Obvious, But Was It A Crime? April 23, 2018 By Brian Melley An acrid stink of petroleum three years ago sent Santa Barbara County firefighters scrambling in a search for a possible...
California Oil Company Slapped With $12.5M Fine April 13, 2018 By Brian Melley A California oil company with a long history of safety violations and regulatory lapses was hit with a record $12.5...