Wall Street Backs LA Wildfire Lawsuits, Chasing Billions June 30, 2025 By Jef Feeley, Mark Chediak, Katherine Doherty and Emily R. Siegel The Los Angeles wildfires have generated potentially thousands of new clients for lawyers and prospects for billions in fees. Wall...
Judge Says California FAIR Plan Violates Law; Industry Fights Consumer Group Suit June 26, 2025 A judge ruled that the California FAIR Plan’s smoke-damage policy violates state law, while in another matter a lawsuit from...
Colorado Dance Hall Operator to Pay $100K in Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit June 25, 2025 A Colorado dance hall operator must pay $100,000 to former employees to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit ‘Murica...
Ex-Shell US Oil Trading Boss Claims He’s Owed $29 Million Bonus June 20, 2025 By Lucia Kassai Shell Plc’s former head of oil trading in the US was stiffed on his 2020 bonus by more than $29...
Michigan Marijuana Store to Pay $205K to Settle a Workers’ Lawsuit Over Lost Tips June 9, 2025 A judge approved a deal Friday to try to solve a major buzzkill: Employees at a Michigan marijuana dispensary chain...
Hedge Funds Face California Rebuke Over Role in Wildfire Claims June 9, 2025 By Natasha White Hedge funds are facing pushback in California as their bets tied to insurance claims stemming from the Los Angeles wildfires...
Jury Awards California Prosecutor $3M After She Says She Was Forced From Position June 9, 2025 A jury in California awarded more than $3 million in damages to a former Orange County prosecutor who alleged the...
LA County to Pay $2.7M to Teen Attacked in ‘Gladiator Fights’ June 6, 2025 Los Angeles County agreed to pay $2.7 million to a teenager who was attacked by at least six other young...
Trump Administration May Rescind $4B for California High-Speed Rail Project June 5, 2025 By David Shepardson The Trump administration said Wednesday there is no viable path forward for California’s High-Speed Rail project and warned it may...
Judge Dismisses California’s Tariff Lawsuit, Teeing up Appeal June 3, 2025 By Dietrich Knauth A U.S. judge dismissed the state of California’s challenge to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, allowing the state to file an...