Southern California Edison Faces $550M in Penalties for 5 Wildfires December 20, 2021 California regulators approved a settlement placing more than half a billion dollars in fines and penalties on the utility Southern...
Settlement in Oregon Suit Alleging Deputy Pinned Black Child December 17, 2021 Clackamas County, Oregon has paid $45,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a mother who said one of several sheriff’s...
Grand Jury Charges Oil Company in California Spill December 17, 2021 A Los Angeles federal grand jury charged an oil company and two subsidiaries for an oil spill off the California...
Family of Woman Who Died in Las Vegas Fire Suing Alarm Maintenance Companies December 16, 2021 The family of a woman who died in a Las Vegas fire two years ago has filed a lawsuit against...
Firefighter in Utah Suspended for Medical Cannabis Suing December 15, 2021 A Utah firefighter who uses medical marijuana for chronic back pain has sued the city of Ogden, saying he was...
Mining Company to Pay Colorado $1.6M in Proposed Settlement for Spill December 15, 2021 A mining company has agreed to pay Colorado $1.6 million to resolve its liability for natural resource damage related to...
Catholic Archdiocese in Washington Settles Sexual Abuse Claim December 14, 2021 Seattle’s Catholic archdiocese has agreed to pay a Washington woman $725,000 as part of an early dispute resolution to her...
Father, Son Charged With Starting Massive California Wildfire Plead Not Guilty December 14, 2021 A father and son charged with starting a massive California wildfire that destroyed many homes and forced tens of thousands...
Woman’s Oregon City Suit Blames Tear Gas for Impacting Menstrual Health December 13, 2021 A woman is suing the city of Portland, Oregon, alleging that tear gas deployed by police during summer 2020 demonstrations...
Safeguards for Leaking California Oil Pipe’s Not Fully Working December 10, 2021 By Brian Melley and Matthew Brown The ruptured offshore pipeline that spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil off the Southern California coast this...