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...
Chicago Health Care Company to Pay $2M To Settle False Claims Act Suit June 20, 2024 A Chicago health care company and its former owners will pay nearly $2 million to the United States and the...
California Labor Commissioner Reaches $658K Settlement with Residential Care Facility June 14, 2024 The California Labor Commissioner’s Office reached a $658,948 settlement with a Los Angeles residential care facility. The settlement was to...
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...
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...
Texas County to Pay Female Deputies $1.5M to Settle Sexual Misconduct Suit June 7, 2024 By Josh Funk HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas county has agreed to pay a group of female deputies $1.5 million to settle a...
Iowa to Pay $3.5M to Family of Student Who Drowned in Rowing Accident June 6, 2024 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials agreed Tuesday to pay $3.5 million in a settlement agreement with the family...
Family of California Veteran Who Died After Officer Knelt on His Neck Settles for $7.5M May 17, 2024 By Olga R. Rodriguez Family members of a Navy veteran who died in 2020 after a police officer pressed a knee to his neck...
Colorado City Police Beating Lawsuit Settled for $2.1 Million May 16, 2024 By Colleen Slevin Colorado Springs leaders agreed Tuesday to pay $2.1 million to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a Black man who...