Seattle Paying Nearly $2M After Man Dies of Heart Attack at Address Wrongly on 911 Blacklist October 6, 2023 The city of Seattle will pay $1.86 million to the family of a man who died of a heart attack...
Ex-Tesla Factory Worker Loses Bid in California for New Trial in Race Bias Case October 4, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner A Black former factory worker for Tesla lost his bid on Wednesday for a third trial in his race discrimination...
Hawaii Electric’s Insurance is Fraction of Potential Fire Claims October 4, 2023 By Mark Chediak Nearly two months after the deadly Maui wildfires, Hawaiian Electric Co. revealed the limited scope of insurance coverage it holds...
Ex-MLB L.A. Dodgers Pitcher, Woman Who Accused Him Of Assault Settle Legal Dispute October 4, 2023 By Beth Harris Former major league pitcher Trevor Bauer and a woman who accused him of beating and sexually assaulting her in 2021...
Musk Facing Defamation Suit in Texas Over Posts That Falsely Identified Man in Protest October 4, 2023 A California man who says he was harassed after Elon Musk amplified posts on his social media platform X, formerly...
5 Died of Exposure to Chemical in Central Illinois Crash, Preliminary Autopsies Find October 4, 2023 By John O'Connor Five people died from exposure to a chemical that spilled after a semitruck overturned in central Illinois, according to autopsies....
Lawsuits Blame Utility for Washington Fire That Killed Man and Burned Hundreds of Homes October 3, 2023 Two lawsuits have been filed against an electric utility for allegedly sparking a fire in eastern Washington that killed a...
$650K to Settle Whistleblower Suit in New Mexico October 3, 2023 New Mexico’s Children, Youth and Families Department has reached a $650,000 settlement in a whistleblower lawsuit brought by two former...
Court Orders Subway Franchise Owners in California to Pay Workers Nearly $1M October 2, 2023 A federal court ordered the owners of 14 Subway locations north of San Francisco to pay employees nearly $1 million...
Washington Asks Insurers to Expedite Approval Process for Debris Removal After Wildfires October 2, 2023 Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler sent a letter asking insurance companies and adjusters working with communities impacted by the Gray...