Vitol, SK Settle California Fuel Rigging Probe for $50 Million July 11, 2024 By Archie Hunter California’s attorney general said it reached a $50 million settlement with commodity traders Vitol and SK Energy Americas Inc. after...
Montana To Ask State Top Court To Overturn Landmark Climate Ruling July 10, 2024 By Nate Raymond Montana’s top court is set to hear the state’s appeal of a landmark ruling holding that it was violating the...
$21M to Settle Claims Over Botched Fireworks Detonation in Los Angeles July 5, 2024 Los Angeles will pay more than $21 million to settle claims by residents of a neighborhood where police bungled the...
Jury Awards $700k to Seattle Protesters Jailed for Anti-Police Slogans on Barricade June 27, 2024 By Mark Thiessen Four protesters who were jailed for writing anti-police graffiti in chalk on a temporary barricade near a Seattle police precinct...
Jury Awards $13M to Ultramarathon Athlete Injured on Seattle Sidewalk June 25, 2024 A jury awarded $13.1 million to an ultramarathon athlete who was severely injured when she fell on a Seattle sidewalk...
Houston Leaders Approve $1B Bond Deal to Cover Back Pay for Firefighters June 18, 2024 HOUSTON (AP) — Houston leaders have agreed to a bond deal that could cost the city’s taxpayers more than $1...
Texan Whose Husband Died by Hot Tub Electrocution at Mexican Beach Resort Files Suit June 17, 2024 MEXICO CITY (AP) — An American tourist was killed and his wife hospitalized after being electrocuted in a hot tub...
Colorado Woman Handcuffed in Police Car Hit by Train Receives $8.5M Settlement June 7, 2024 By Colleen Slevin A Colorado woman who was seriously injured when a freight train hit the parked police vehicle in which she sat...
Oregon Utility Regulator Rejects PacifiCorp Request to Limit Liability in Wildfire Suits June 4, 2024 Oregon utility regulators have rejected a request from PacifiCorp that sought to limit its liability in wildfire lawsuits. Under the...
Idaho Drag Performer Awarded $1.1M in Defamation Case May 29, 2024 A jury has awarded more than $1.1 million to an Idaho drag performer who accused a far-right blogger of defaming...