Lawyers Claim Cable TV and Phone Companies Also Responsible in Hawaii Fires September 7, 2023 By Jennifer McDermott, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Audrey McAvoy After a visit to a warehouse where Hawaiian Electric Company is housing power poles and electrical equipment that may be...
Owner of Collapsed Iowa Apartment Building Files Lawsuit Blaming Engineering Company for Negligence September 6, 2023 DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – The owner of an Iowa apartment building that collapsed in May, killing three people, has filed...
Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys Facing Civil Suits in Las Vegas Alleging Sexual Assault Decades Ago September 5, 2023 By Ken Ritter Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter has won a favorable ruling in one of two civil lawsuits filed against him in...
Report: Climate Change Boosts Risk of Extreme Wildfires 25% September 5, 2023 By Don Jergler A group of scientists used machine learning to quantify empirical relationships between temperature and the risk of extreme daily wildfire...
Petroleum Asphalt Remains in Yellowstone River in Montana After Train Derailment September 1, 2023 By Matthew Brown Two months after a railroad bridge collapse sent carloads of hazardous oil products plunging into Montana’s Yellowstone River, the cleanup...
California Voting on Increasing Storage At Site of Massive Methane Leak Despite Risks September 1, 2023 By Robert Jablon and Julie Watson California officials are expected to vote on a proposal to increase storage capacity at the site of the nation’s largest...
Denver to Pay $4.7M to Settle Claims it Targeted George Floyd Protesters August 31, 2023 Denver will pay $4.7 million to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged that protesters were unjustly targeted for violating...
Jury in California Awards $3.75M to Protester Hit by Hard-Foam Projectiles August 29, 2023 A jury awarded $3.75 million in damages this week to a protester shot twice with hard-foam projectiles fired by Los...
County Of Maui Sues Hawaiian Electric for Negligence Leading to Fires August 25, 2023 The county of Maui, Hawaii, on Thursday sued Hawaiian Electric HE.N accusing the power company of acting negligently by failing...
Shareholders Sue Hawaiian Electric Over Maui Wildfires August 24, 2023 Shareholders of Hawaiian Electric HE.N on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the utility provider in a San Francisco federal court,...