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Judge to Ask Hawaii Supreme Court About Barriers to $4B Wildfire Settlement

The Hawaii Supreme Court will be asked to weigh in on an issue that threatens to thwart a $4 billion settlement in last year’s devastating Maui wildfires. Judge Peter Cahill on Maui agreed to ask the state high court questions …

Los Angeles to Pay $38M For Failing to Make Affordable Housing Accessible

The city of Los Angeles will pay $38.2 million to settle a 2017 lawsuit after “falsely” stating on federal documents that its multifamily affordable housing units built with federal funds were accessible for people with disabilities. The complaint was filed …

Childcare Provider to Pay $43K in Back Wages After Retaliation Against Texas Worker

The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered the Southlake, Texas location of a national childcare provider to reinstate an employee and pay $43,295 in back wages and damages after the employer fired them for reporting concerns about unsanitary and unsafe …

Hawaiian Electric Raises Going Concern Doubts on Uncertainties Over Wildfire Settlement Financing

Utility firm Hawaiian Electric raised going concern doubts on Friday after disclosing that it did not have a financing plan in place for the $1.99 billion Maui wildfire settlement it reached earlier this month. The company and its parent Hawaiian …

Michigan State Sued Over Adolf Hitler Quiz Question Displayed at Football Game

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State has been sued over the Adolf Hitler question that appeared on Spartan Stadium screens before a game last season, with the quiz’s creator saying the university didn’t have permission to use its product …

Chevron to Pay $550 Million Settlement to Richmond, California

Chevron Corp. is to pay Richmond City Council $550 million over 10 years, the city said in a statement, in a settlement that saw it drop a proposed ballot on a new tax on the oil major’s Richmond refinery. Richmond …

Environmental Groups Sue Suncor for Colorado Refinery Pollution

Environmental groups filed a lawsuit against Suncor Energy on Tuesday, alleging that pollution from the company’s Commerce City refinery in Colorado has resulted in long-lasting harm to surrounding communities. The lawsuit was filed by Earthjustice on behalf of GreenLatinos, the …

Bayer’s Monsanto to Pay $160M to Resolve Seattle’s PCB Contamination Lawsuit

Monsanto will pay $160 million to settle a lawsuit by the city of Seattle that accused the unit of Germany’s Bayer of polluting the city’s drainage system and the local Lower Duwamish River with toxic chemicals known as PCBs. City …

Buffett’s PacifiCorp Suspected of Collusion by Wildfire Victims’ Law Firms

The law firms leading class-action litigation against PacifiCorp over the 2020 Labor Day weekend wildfires in Oregon want to examine whether the utility owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is colluding with other law firms to reach lowball settlements with …

Allstate, State Farm Sued Over $4 Billion Maui Fire Settlement

A half-dozen Maui wildfire victims sued a group of insurers, including State Farm and Allstate, accusing them of throwing a wrench into a tentative $4 billion deal to settle their claims. The lawsuit filed Friday in state court in Maui …