No Radioactive Contamination “From a radiological standpoint, the school is safe.” — Col. Kevin Golinghorst, St. Louis District commander for the Corps of Engineers, said regarding the possibility of radioactive contamination at Jana Elementary School in Florissant, Missouri, which was …
Oregon Fire Settlement “We went right up to trial and there was a settlement.” — Robert Julian, a lawyer for families who were victims of the 2020 Labor Day fires in Oregon and sought more than $100 million in damages …
Cyber Flashing Law “No Californian should ever be sent a sexually explicit picture or video without their consent and, when that happens, it is critical that survivors have a legal path to pursue following this technology-based sexual harassment.” — Democratic …
Autopilot Complaint “Tesla has yet to produce anything even remotely approaching a fully self-driving car.” — Briggs Matsko said regarding a proposed class action against Tesla Inc. in which he is a named plaintiff. The suit alleges the electric car …
Forever Chemicals “Communities have suffered far too long from exposure to these forever chemicals. … Under this proposed rule, EPA will both help protect communities from PFAS pollution and seek to hold polluters accountable for their actions.” — Michael Regan, …
Wildfire Emergencies “Siskiyou County residents have endured wildfire emergencies over the past three years and protecting their insurance is essential to recovery.” — California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara in mid-August ordered insurers to preserve residential insurance coverage for 8,500 affected …
California Wildfires “Homeowners should not have to scramble to find fire insurance while suffering the effects of a wildfire.” — California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, explaining his order to insurers to preserve residential insurance coverage for the county of Mariposa …
Colorado Flash Flood “The threshold for flash flooding is pretty low up there because of the soils in the burn scar. One to two inches of rain in an hour is plenty sufficient to cause problems.” — Frank Cooper, a …
Justice Breach “Given the sensitive nature of the data exposed and potential impact to those directly involved, I would expect a response in much less than 24 hours from notification to action.” — Tim Marley, a vice president for risk …
Can’t Stop the Blizzards “Dairy Queen introduced no evidence of an actual association between the two products. … If association were to occur, in all likelihood, it would have occurred by now.” — St. Paul, Minnesota-based U.S. District Judge Susan …
