Former Oregon State University Dean Wins $600K Whistleblower Lawsuit March 1, 2023 A jury has awarded over $600,000 to a former Oregon State University dean who sued the school for whistleblower retaliation....
Dam Owner Fined $1M in Field Turf Pollution of Washington River March 1, 2023 By Gene Johnson A company that operates a century-old hydroelectric dam near Mount Rainier National Park and its chief operating officer each pleaded...
Latino Workers at Tennessee Meat Plant Reach $1.2M Settlement in Immigration Raid February 28, 2023 Latino workers at a Tennessee meat processing plant have reached a $1.2 million settlement in a lawsuit over a 2018...
Family of Colorado Man Killed by Deputy Files Lawsuit February 27, 2023 By Thomas Peipert and Colleen Slevin The family of a man who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy outside a Colorado middle school while students...
Colorado Among States Looking To Remove Legal Protections for Gun Industry February 24, 2023 By Jesse Bedayn Mass shootings in America invariably raise questions of fault. The police’s delayed response outside an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas....
Bent Track a Factor in Deadly Montana Amtrak Crash February 23, 2023 By Amy Beth Hanson and Matthew Brown Investigators probing a fatal 2021 Amtrak derailment in Montana disclosed that the railroad track was bent along a curve near...
New Mexico Law Signed to Help Wildfire, Flooding Recovery February 22, 2023 New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed to use zero-interest loans to help local governments in the arid, Southwest state...
Lawyer’s Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Vegas Casino February 22, 2023 The family of a Florida lawyer who suffered a heart attack at a Las Vegas blackjack table last year and...
Death of Handcuffed Man in Colorado Ruled Homicide, Lawsuit Expected February 17, 2023 By Colleen Slevin The death of a man who was handcuffed after a mental health team responded to a call of him walking...
Production to Resume After Fatal Shooting New Mexico Movie Set February 16, 2023 Production is expected to resume this spring on the movie “Rust” that was halted in October 2021 after a fatal...