Berkshire Unit Liable for Millions in Damages Over Oregon Fires June 12, 2023 By Joel Rosenblat and Peter Blumberg A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. unit is liable for destruction caused by the 2020 Labor Day Fires in Oregon, a jury...
Youth Environmentalists Bring Montana Climate Case to Trial After 12 Years June 12, 2023 By Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson Whether a constitutional right to a healthy, livable climate is protected by state law is at the center of a...
Colorado’s Most Destructive Wildfire Caused by Embers From Old Fire, Sparks From Power Line June 12, 2023 By Jesse Bedayn, Colleen Slevin and Mead Gruver Embers from a smoldering scrap wood fire outside a home days earlier and a sparking power line caused a Colorado...
Man Sues Alaska Troopers, Says His Job Offer Yanked After HIV Status Revealed June 12, 2023 By Mark Thiessen A Salt Lake City man who says his job offer to become an Alaska State Trooper was rescinded after he...
Report Looks at Long COVID Claims in California Workers’ Comp June 12, 2023 Roughly 13% of COVID-19 claims with medical payments received treatments for long COVID symptoms in the workers’ compensation system, a...
New Mexico Sues Manufacturers of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Amid Health Concerns June 9, 2023 By Morgan Lee New Mexico’s attorney general and its Environment Department filed suit against the manufacturers of so-called “forever chemicals,” commonly referred to...
Hawaii’s Active Kilauea Begins Erupting After 3-Month Pause June 8, 2023 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Mark Thiessen Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting on Wednesday after a three-month pause, displaying spectacular...
Black Workers at California Tesla Factory Allege Rampant Racism, Seek Class-Action Status June 8, 2023 By Janie Har Tesla may face a class-action lawsuit after 240 Black factory workers in California described rampant racism and discrimination at the...
Insurer Group Reacts to California Department of Insurance Musing on Cat Modeling June 8, 2023 By Don Jergler Insurer groups may be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel with a hint of a possible change...
Washington Commissioner Issues $398K in Fines June 8, 2023 Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued fines in April and May totaling $398,500 against insurance companies for violations of state...