PG&E in California’s Will Pay to Bury Power Lines to Prevent Wildfires July 22, 2021 By Noor Zainab Hussain California power company Pacific Gas and Electric said on Wednesday it would bury 10,000 miles of power lines in high-risk...
$5.5M Settlement Reached in Washington Nurse Lawsuit July 21, 2021 A class-action lawsuit brought by thousands of nurses who said they weren’t properly paid for lunch and other breaks has...
California Healthcare Provider Paying $37M to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuits July 21, 2021 Southern California-based Prime Healthcare Services and two of its doctors will pay $37.5 million to settle whistleblower lawsuits that claimed...
Former Oregon Medical Resident Says Settlement Deal Breached July 20, 2021 A former medical resident at Oregon Health & Science University who sued the school in 2018 alleging retaliation for her...
Judge Approves $73M Payout to Alleged UCLA Doctor Sex Victims July 14, 2021 By Robert Jablon A federal judge has given final approval to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit that alleged some 6,000 women...
$5M Claims Filed Against Seattle for Handling of Mayor’s Texts July 13, 2021 Two now-former public records officers who blew the whistle about Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s missing text messages have each filed...
Jury Awards $1.5M to Man Run Over by Washington Police Officer July 12, 2021 Jurors have awarded $1.5 million to a man who was run over by a Tacoma police officer. Emanuel Andrade sued...
Teen on Life Support After Deadly Iowa Adventure Park Incident July 9, 2021 By Ryan J. Foley A teenager injured in an accident on an Iowa amusement ride that killed his younger brother remained on life support...
County in Washington Ordered to Pay $900K to Worker Over Retaliation July 9, 2021 A federal jury has ordered King County to pay about $900,000 to a Black senior Metro transit worker who said...
Settlement Reached in Missouri Waffle House Shooting July 9, 2021 The family of a man who was fatally shot by a security guard during a New Year’s Day 2018 melee...