FEMA Denies Washington State Disaster Relief From Bomb Cyclone, Governor Says April 16, 2025 By Lisa Baumann The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied Washington state’s request for emergency relief funds to help repair an estimated $34...
California’s Effort to Hold Oil Companies Liable for Natural Disasters Stalls April 11, 2025 By Sophie Austin California lawmakers have blocked a bill to make oil and gas companies liable for damage to homes from natural disasters...
Inside LA County’s $4B Agreement to Settle Sex Abuse Claims at Juvenile Facilities April 8, 2025 By Michael R. Blood and Amy Taxin Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities...
Viewpoint: Smoke Damage from LA Wildfires Leaves Questions to Be Answered April 2, 2025 By Patrick Wraight The question has come up wondering if smoke damage is covered for those homes that were impacted by the Los...
Greenpeace to Pay $660 Million in Damages to Texas Oil Firm March 20, 2025 By Sing Yee Ong Greenpeace has been ordered to pay more than $660 million in damages to Energy Transfer Partners LP after the Texas-based...
California Man Wins $50M in Lawsuit Over Burns From Starbucks Tea March 17, 2025 A delivery driver has won $50 million in a lawsuit after being seriously burned when a Starbucks drink spilled in...
Man Sentenced for Shootings That Damaged Pipeline, Power Station in Dakotas March 13, 2025 A Canadian man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for shootings at an oil pipeline in South...
Wisconsin Voters Seek Damages Over Uncounted Ballots March 11, 2025 By Scott Bauer Four Wisconsin voters whose ballots were not counted in the November presidential election initiated a class-action lawsuit Thursday seeking $175,000...
Mountain West Conference Seeks Mediation Over $55M in Dispute in Poaching Suit March 3, 2025 By Eddie Pells The Mountain West Conference said it is seeking mediation in the lawsuit the Pac-12 filed against it in an attempt...
Woman Injured on Harry Potter Theme Park Ride in California Awarded $7.25M February 27, 2025 A federal jury has awarded $7.25 million to a 74-year-old Arizona woman for a spine injury she suffered in a...