Family of Black Girls Handcuffed, Held at Gunpoint in Colorado Reach $1.9M Settlement February 8, 2024 By Colleen Slevin The four Black girls lay facedown in a parking lot, crying “no” and “mommy” as a police officer who had...
SpaceX Accused of Sexual Harassment as Fight With Ex-Employees Intensifies February 6, 2024 By Josh Eidelson and Loren Grush Executives at Elon Musk’s SpaceX discriminated against women, joked about sexual harassment and fired workers for raising concerns, seven former...
Alaska Charter Company Paying $900K for Wildfire From Campfire January 31, 2024 An Alaska fishing guide company has paid $900,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. government alleging one of...
Hawaii Officials Identify Last of 100 Known Victims of Wildfire That Destroyed Lahaina January 30, 2024 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher The last of the 100 known victims of the wildfire that destroyed Maui’s historic town of Lahaina in August was...
Seattle Will Pay $10M to Protesters Who Said Police Used Excessive Force During 2020 Protests January 29, 2024 By Gene Johnson Seattle has agreed to pay $10 million to 50 demonstrators who sued over the police department’s heavy-handed response to racial...
California County Paying $5M Settlement Over Arrest of Election Company Founder January 26, 2024 Los Angeles County agreed to pay $5 million to the founder and CEO of a software company who was briefly...
Lawsuit Alleges HIV-Positive Inmate in California Died After Being Denied Medication January 25, 2024 A lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died after being held in a Northern California jail alleges...
The Hartford to Discontinue Writing New Homeowners Policies in California January 24, 2024 The Hartford confirmed this week it will discontinue writing new homeowners policies in California. The carrier reportedly has less than...
Family of Slain California College Student Sues for Wrongful Death Nearly 30 Years Later January 22, 2024 The family of a California college student who vanished nearly three decades ago sued the school, alleging it caused Kristin...
Lawsuit over California Group’s Do-Not-Eat Listing for American Lobster Dismissed January 18, 2024 A California court has dismissed a lawsuit from a group of fishermen against a conservation group that added New England...