Amid Rising Seas and Flooding, Atlantic City Has No Plans for Retreat October 17, 2022 By Ted Shaffrey Some cities around the world are pulling back from shorelines, as rising seas from climate change increase flooding. But so...
District Sues Chemical Manufacturer Over Anacostia River Pesticide Pollution October 17, 2022 By Drew Costley The District of Columbia filed a lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court Thursday against chemical manufacturer Velsicol Chemical, LLC, claiming it...
New Jersey Eyes Gun Carry Legislation Including Insurance Requirement October 14, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson New Jersey Democrats say they are going to take a shot at passing new gun legislation similar to New York’s...
Federal Court Saves New York’s Gun Law Pending Review of Lower Court Order October 14, 2022 A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed New York to continue enforcing its new gun law as it considers a...
New York AG Seeks to Block Trump From Moving Assets, Using Financial Documents October 13, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson New York Attorney General Letitia James has returned to court to stop Donald Trump and the Trump Organization from potentially...
State Appeals Court Invalidates Uber’s Hyperlinked User Arbitration Pact October 13, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson An arbitration agreement buried behind a hyperlink that does not give consumers clear notice they are waiving their right to...
Chemical Plant Owner to Pay $187M for Maine River Pollution Cleanup October 13, 2022 By Patrick Whittle PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The owner of a former chemical plant that dumped mercury into the Penobscot River must pay...
Kids, Staff Sickened by Carbon Monoxide Leak at Pennsylvania Day Care Center October 13, 2022 ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A malfunctioning heater sent a dangerously high level of carbon monoxide into a Pennsylvania day care...
Buffalo Staffing Firm Settles Employment Discrimination Lawsuit October 12, 2022 Staffing Solutions of WNY Inc., a Buffalo-based staffing company serving western New York, will pay $550,000 to settle an employment...
Pennsylvania Jury Awards Corrections Officer $1M Over Retaliatory Firing Claim October 12, 2022 A white Allegheny County jail corrections officer who claimed he was fired in retaliation for reporting racial and sexual harassment...