Washington City Paying $333K to Family of Man Shot in 2016 June 15, 2021 The City of Forks has paid $333,000 to settle a civil-rights lawsuit filed by relatives of a man who was...
Judge Considering Requiring PG&E in California to Turn off Power More Often March 29, 2021 By Michael Liedtke A federal judge overseeing Pacific Gas & Electric’s criminal probation said Tuesday that he is considering requiring the utility to...
California Attorney General Challenges Housing Plans in Wildfire Areas March 19, 2021 By Don Thompson California’s attorney general is challenging some of the state’s largest suburban development projects as local officials weigh the risk of...
Oakland Spent $13.4 Million on Ghost Ship Legal Defense March 18, 2021 The city of Oakland spent $13.4 million in legal fees to defend itself against the Ghost Ship warehouse fire civil...
California Suing Major Nursing Home Operator March 17, 2021 By Don Thompson California’s attorney general and local officials sued the nation’s largest senior living home operator Monday, alleging the company misled consumers...
Transgender Man Can Sue Catholic Hospital Over Hysterectomy September 20, 2019 A California transgender man can go ahead with a discrimination lawsuit against a Catholic hospital that canceled his hysterectomy, an...
Southern California Spill Spewing Gases of a Half-Million Cars December 7, 2015 By Harry R. Weber and Mark Chediak Call it the invisible spill. You can’t see it, but it’s there – a steady stream of natural gas seeping...
Nevada Assembly Approves Medical Marijuana Dispensaries June 5, 2013 Nevada lawmakers want to give medical marijuana users a legal way to obtain the drug 13 years after voters legalized...
Willis Marine Market Review Forecasts ‘Another Difficult Year’ April 18, 2012 After an inauspicious start, 2012 could well be “another difficult and uncertain year for the maritime industry faced with the...