Hilcorp Fined $9.4 Million for New Mexico Methane Emissions October 22, 2024 By Kevin Crowley Hilcorp Energy Co., the privately held oil producer run by billionaire Jeff Hildebrand, will pay a $9.4 million civil penalty...
Archdiocese of Los Angeles Agrees to Pay $880M to Victims of Clergy Sexual Abuse October 21, 2024 The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades,...
Oregon County Adds Utility to $51B Climate Suit Against Fossil Fuel Companies October 16, 2024 By Claire Rush Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, has added the state’s largest natural gas utility to its $51.5 billion climate lawsuit...
$8.7M in Whistleblower Case for California Woman Who Talked with Auditors October 4, 2024 By Nigel Duara Tamara Evans found something fishy in the expenses filed by a San Diego contractor for the state’s police certification commission....
Appeals Court Returns Part of Dakota Access Pipeline Protestor’s Lawsuit September 30, 2024 By Jack Dura BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An appeals court has sent back part of a lawsuit brought by a protester of the...
Judge Approves $600M Settlement for Residents Near Ohio Train Derailment September 27, 2024 By Josh Funk A federal judge on Wednesday approved a $600 million class-action settlement Wednesday that Norfolk Southern railroad offered to everyone who...
Pac-12 Files Suit Against Mountain West Over $40M in ‘Poaching’ Penalties September 27, 2024 By Ralph D. Russo The Pac-12 is suing the Mountain West over what it calls an unlawful and unenforceable “poaching penalty” that would cost...
Woman Arrested From Washington Insurance Commissioner’s Most Wanted List September 26, 2024 An Everett woman on Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Insurance Fraud Most Wanted list who failed to appear for her...
Jury Clears Most Defendants in Trump Train Trial September 24, 2024 By Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune An Austin jury cleared all but one of six Donald Trump supporters who were accused of breaking federal law when...
California Commissioner, Cal Poly Humboldt Working on Public Wildfire Model September 17, 2024 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and Cal Poly Humboldt plan to form a strategy group to undertake what Lara says...