Tesla Settles Some Worker Racism Claims as Bigger Trial Looms June 4, 2026 By Robert Burnson and Dana Hull Tesla Inc. reached an agreement to settle several workers’ claims alleging pervasive anti-Black racism at one of its California plants,...
Southern California Property Fight That Hit Several Banks Spurs $1.34B Award June 1, 2026 By Yizhu Wang A years-long dispute over a portfolio of commercial properties in Southern California that sparked credit concerns at several banks last...
California Officials Lift Evacuation Orders for Residents Near Damaged Chemical Tank May 27, 2026 By Amy Taxin, Christopher Weber and Martha Bellisle Southern California officials lifted the final evacuation orders Tuesday night for residents who live near a damaged chemical tank, allowing...
Volvo Group Agrees to $197M Settlement With California Over Excess Truck Emissions May 19, 2026 By Essi Lehto and David Shepardson Truckmaker Volvo Group on Monday agreed to a $197 million settlement with the California Air Resources Board over alleged violations...
California Suit Claims OpenAI Chatbot Gave Advice That Led to Fatal Overdose May 13, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones The parents of a man who died of an accidental drug overdose last year sued OpenAI and its founder and...
California County Suing Meta Over Scam Ads May 11, 2026 By Jeff Horwitz California’s Santa Clara County has sued Meta Platforms, alleging it has profited from Facebook and Instagram ads promoting scams in...
DOJ Files Statement of Interest in California Fire Insurance Case May 6, 2026 The Department of Justice filed a Statement of Interest in a lawsuit filed against State Farm by homeowners who lost...
Colorado Funeral Home Owner Gets 30 Years in Case That Forced Industry Crackdown April 27, 2026 By Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown A former Colorado funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies was sentenced to 30 years...
Trump Says He’ll Probe Banks Over Response to LA Wildfires April 24, 2026 By Catherine Lucey and John Gittelsohn President Donald Trump said he would look into the actions of banks in their response to last year’s devastating Los...
Rapper Sues California Prisons for $100M Over Stabbing by Inmate April 20, 2026 By Andrew Dalton Rapper Tory Lanez has sued the California prison system, saying he never should have been housed with a fellow inmate...