Jury Awards $700k to Seattle Protesters Jailed for Anti-Police Slogans on Barricade June 27, 2024 By Mark Thiessen Four protesters who were jailed for writing anti-police graffiti in chalk on a temporary barricade near a Seattle police precinct...
Jury Awards $13M to Ultramarathon Athlete Injured on Seattle Sidewalk June 25, 2024 A jury awarded $13.1 million to an ultramarathon athlete who was severely injured when she fell on a Seattle sidewalk...
Hawaii Agrees to ‘Groundbreaking’ Settlement of Youth Climate Change Case June 21, 2024 By Nate Raymond Hawaii on Thursday agreed to take action to decarbonize its transportation system by 2045 to settle a lawsuit by 13...
Los Angeles Will Pay $300K to Settle Lawsuit Against Journalist Over Undercover Photos June 21, 2024 By Jaimie Ding Los Angeles has agreed to pay $300,000 to cover the legal fees of a local journalist and a technology watchdog...
Texan Whose Husband Died by Hot Tub Electrocution at Mexican Beach Resort Files Suit June 17, 2024 MEXICO CITY (AP) — An American tourist was killed and his wife hospitalized after being electrocuted in a hot tub...
Family of Bystander Killed in Minneapolis Police Chase Sues City June 17, 2024 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The family of a bystander killed during a 2021 police chase in Minneapolis is suing the city...
California Governor Wants to Curb a Labor Law That Cost Businesses $10B June 13, 2024 By Josh Eidelson and Andrew Oxford For two decades, a California law has helped workers sue the world’s biggest companies. Drivers for Uber Technologies Inc. won...
Tesla Must Face Autopilot False Ad Claims by California DMV June 11, 2024 By Rachel Graf Tesla Inc. failed to persuade an administrative judge to dismiss claims by a California regulator that the company overstated its...
Supreme Court Seeks Government Views on Honolulu Climate Suit Against Oil Companies June 10, 2024 By John Kruzel The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked President Joe Biden’s administration to offer its views on a bid by Sunoco...
Colorado Woman Handcuffed in Police Car Hit by Train Receives $8.5M Settlement June 7, 2024 By Colleen Slevin A Colorado woman who was seriously injured when a freight train hit the parked police vehicle in which she sat...