Californians Pay Billions for Power Companies’ Wildfire Prevention Efforts. Are They Cost-Effective? December 5, 2024 By Alejandro Lazo Diane Moss lost her home in the Santa Monica Mountains after power lines ignited the apocalyptic Woolsey Fire in 2018....
New Mexico Man Gets $412M Medical Malpractice Payout for Botched Injections December 2, 2024 By Susan Montoya Bryan Jurors in New Mexico have awarded a man more than $412 million in a medical malpractice case that involved a...
New Mexico City Reaches $20M Settlement in Death of Woman Shot by Officer November 27, 2024 A city in New Mexico has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of a woman who was shot...
$1M Settlement for Woman After Police Dog in California Bit into Her Scalp November 20, 2024 A Northern California city has agreed to pay nearly $1 million to settle a lawsuit alleging police used excessive force...
Arizona Regulators Fine Natural Gas Utility $2M Over Defective Piping November 18, 2024 A natural gas utility with more than 2 million customers in Arizona, Nevada and parts of California is being fined...
Pennsylvania Home Health Care Agency to Pay $810K in Back Wages, Damages November 8, 2024 The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment requiring a Wyncote, Pennsylvania, home health care agency and its...
Company Vows to Sue Over Damages After New Mexico Police Destroy Cannabis Crops November 7, 2024 By Susan Montoya Bryan State police have destroyed tens of thousands of pounds of marijuana plants at greenhouses in northwestern New Mexico, marking what...
Texas Medical Supplier to Pay $448K in Back Wages for Racial Hiring Discrimination November 6, 2024 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has entered into an agreement with McKesson Medical-Surgical Inc.,...
Hawaiian Electric Finalizes $2 Billion Maui Fire Settlement November 6, 2024 By Mark Chediak Hawaiian Electric Industries formalized a $2 billion agreement to settle damage claims from a wildfire that razed the historic town...
Los Angeles County Sues PepsiCo and Coca-Cola Over Plastic Pollution November 1, 2024 By Nate Raymond Los Angeles County has sued beverage makers PepsiCo and Coca-Cola, accusing them of polluting the most populous U.S. county with...