Judge to Ask Hawaii Supreme Court About Barriers to $4B Wildfire Settlement September 4, 2024 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher The Hawaii Supreme Court will be asked to weigh in on an issue that threatens to thwart a $4 billion...
Los Angeles to Pay $38M For Failing to Make Affordable Housing Accessible September 2, 2024 By Jaimie Ding The city of Los Angeles will pay $38.2 million to settle a 2017 lawsuit after “falsely” stating on federal documents...
Childcare Provider to Pay $43K in Back Wages After Retaliation Against Texas Worker August 27, 2024 The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered the Southlake, Texas location of a national childcare provider to reinstate an employee...
Hawaiian Electric Raises Going Concern Doubts on Uncertainties Over Wildfire Settlement Financing August 26, 2024 By Sourasis Bose Utility firm Hawaiian Electric raised going concern doubts on Friday after disclosing that it did not have a financing plan...
Michigan State Sued Over Adolf Hitler Quiz Question Displayed at Football Game August 16, 2024 EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State has been sued over the Adolf Hitler question that appeared on Spartan Stadium...
Chevron to Pay $550 Million Settlement to Richmond, California August 16, 2024 By Ashitha Shivaprasad Chevron Corp. is to pay Richmond City Council $550 million over 10 years, the city said in a statement, in...
Environmental Groups Sue Suncor for Colorado Refinery Pollution August 7, 2024 By Nia Williams Environmental groups filed a lawsuit against Suncor Energy on Tuesday, alleging that pollution from the company’s Commerce City refinery in...
Bayer’s Monsanto to Pay $160M to Resolve Seattle’s PCB Contamination Lawsuit July 29, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Monsanto will pay $160 million to settle a lawsuit by the city of Seattle that accused the unit of Germany’s...
Buffett’s PacifiCorp Suspected of Collusion by Wildfire Victims’ Law Firms July 22, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel The law firms leading class-action litigation against PacifiCorp over the 2020 Labor Day weekend wildfires in Oregon want to examine...
Allstate, State Farm Sued Over $4 Billion Maui Fire Settlement July 22, 2024 By Jef Feeley A half-dozen Maui wildfire victims sued a group of insurers, including State Farm and Allstate, accusing them of throwing a...