Edison Utility Sued Over Role of Equipment in Los Angeles Fire January 13, 2025 By Jef Feeley, Mark Chediak and Malathi Nayak Edison International Inc.’s southern California utility was hit with a lawsuit blaming the energy provider’s equipment for igniting one of...
Lawsuit Filed Against City of New Orleans Over Fatal New Year’s Truck Attack January 13, 2025 By Martha Bellisle Six people who were injured and the father of a man who was killed in the New Year’s truck attack...
Exxon Sues California AG, Environmental Groups Over ‘Smear’ January 7, 2025 By Kevin Crowley Exxon Mobil Corp. filed a lawsuit alleging that California Attorney General Rob Bonta and several environmental groups made defamatory comments...
End of Criminal New Mexico Movie Shooting Case Against Baldwin May Unlock Civil Suit December 31, 2024 By Morgan Lee The conclusion of a criminal case against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer clears the way for...
Top West Region Insurance Journal Stories of 2024 December 30, 2024 By Don Jergler Wildfires and their effect on the California’s homeowners insurance crisis dominated Insurance Journal’s West headlines this year. Other popular stories...
Nebraska AG Sues Change Healthcare Over Data Breach December 26, 2024 Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a lawsuit last week in Lancaster County District Court against Change Healthcare alleging violations...
Jury Finds Vegas Police Fabricated Evidence in Killing, Awards $34M to Exonerated Woman December 19, 2024 A federal jury in Nevada has awarded more than $34 million to a woman who was arrested at age 18,...
California Eyes $25 Million Legal Fight Against Trump Plans December 3, 2024 By Eliyahu Kamisher and Andrew Oxford California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to allocate as much as $25 million to challenge President-elect Donald Trump’s most aggressive policies...
New Mexico Man Gets $412M Medical Malpractice Payout for Botched Injections December 2, 2024 By Susan Montoya Bryan Jurors in New Mexico have awarded a man more than $412 million in a medical malpractice case that involved a...
New Mexico City Reaches $20M Settlement in Death of Woman Shot by Officer November 27, 2024 A city in New Mexico has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of a woman who was shot...