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LA County Approves $4B Payout to Settle Sexual Abuse Claims at Juvenile Facilities

Los Angeles County officials this week approved a $4 billion payout to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959. The agreement reached on April 4 far surpasses a $2.6 billion settlement reached in 2022 with …

With Wildfire Suits Looming, Edison Beats Estimates on Lower Expenses, Rate Hikes

Edison International beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Tuesday, as the utility benefited from lower operating and interest expenses and higher rates for its services. Lower interest rates reduce borrowing costs for power companies, which usually need more …

DoorDash Asks Judge to Dismiss Uber Suit Over Web Ordering Services

DoorDash Inc. asked a California judge to dismiss Uber Technologies Inc.’s anticompetition lawsuit against it, arguing that Uber is using an “ill-fitting” state law to justify its claims. DoorDash, which has two-thirds of the U.S. food delivery market, argued in …

Lawmakers Agree to Pay $807M Into Lahaina Wildfires Settlement Fund

It’s not often that applause breaks out in the audience after a vote at the HawaiĘ»i Legislature, but that one afternoon this week. The measure was House Bill 1001, and the subject was settling claims related to the August 2023 …

PG&E Misses 1Q Profit Estimates on Higher Expenses, LA Wildfire Worries Linger

PG&E Corp. missed first-quarter profit estimates on Thursday, as the power company was hurt by higher operating and interest expenses. Higher-for-longer interest rates push up borrowing costs for utility companies, which typically need more capital for expenses such as maintaining …

Lawsuits Accuse Insurers of Colluding to Drop Coverage in Fire-Prone Parts of California

Two lawsuits filed in Los Angeles allege major home insurance companies have colluded to limit coverage in California communities at high risk for wildfires and force homeowners onto the state’s last-resort insurance plan that offers basic coverage and high premiums. …

Lawsuits Against BP Over Health Impacts of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Stalled

Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 and sending 134 million gallons (500 million liters) of crude gushing into the ocean, the effects of the nation’s worst offshore oil spill are still …

Alaska Native Who Alleged Wrongful Murder Conviction Reaches $11.5M Settlement

An Alaska Native man who maintained his innocence in the 1997 killing of a white teenager has agreed to an $11.5 million settlement with the city of Fairbanks after alleging police acted with a racial bias in a case in …

Tesla Settles Employee’s California Suit Alleging Pervasive Harassment

Tesla settled a racial discrimination lawsuit by a Black female employee who claimed a manager at its Fremont, California, plant sometimes greeted workers by saying “welcome to the plantation” or “welcome to the slave house.” Raina Pierce, who installed latches …

FEMA Denies Washington State Disaster Relief From Bomb Cyclone, Governor Says

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied Washington state’s request for emergency relief funds to help repair an estimated $34 million in damage from a deadly bomb cyclone storm system in November, according to Gov. Bob Ferguson. Ferguson said in …