Lawsuits Accuse Insurers of Colluding to Drop Coverage in Fire-Prone Parts of California April 23, 2025 By Trân Nguyen Two lawsuits filed in Los Angeles allege major home insurance companies have colluded to limit coverage in California communities at...
Lawsuits Against BP Over Health Impacts of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Stalled April 22, 2025 By Jack Brook Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 and sending 134 million gallons...
Alaska Native Who Alleged Wrongful Murder Conviction Reaches $11.5M Settlement April 22, 2025 By Becky Bohrer An Alaska Native man who maintained his innocence in the 1997 killing of a white teenager has agreed to an...
Tesla Settles Employee’s California Suit Alleging Pervasive Harassment April 21, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Tesla settled a racial discrimination lawsuit by a Black female employee who claimed a manager at its Fremont, California, plant...
FEMA Denies Washington State Disaster Relief From Bomb Cyclone, Governor Says April 16, 2025 By Lisa Baumann The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied Washington state’s request for emergency relief funds to help repair an estimated $34...
California’s Effort to Hold Oil Companies Liable for Natural Disasters Stalls April 11, 2025 By Sophie Austin California lawmakers have blocked a bill to make oil and gas companies liable for damage to homes from natural disasters...
Inside LA County’s $4B Agreement to Settle Sex Abuse Claims at Juvenile Facilities April 8, 2025 By Michael R. Blood and Amy Taxin Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities...
Viewpoint: Smoke Damage from LA Wildfires Leaves Questions to Be Answered April 2, 2025 By Patrick Wraight The question has come up wondering if smoke damage is covered for those homes that were impacted by the Los...
Greenpeace to Pay $660 Million in Damages to Texas Oil Firm March 20, 2025 By Sing Yee Ong Greenpeace has been ordered to pay more than $660 million in damages to Energy Transfer Partners LP after the Texas-based...
California Man Wins $50M in Lawsuit Over Burns From Starbucks Tea March 17, 2025 A delivery driver has won $50 million in a lawsuit after being seriously burned when a Starbucks drink spilled in...