Equifax to Pay $18M Over Data Breach Affecting Nearly Three Million Mass. Residents April 20, 2020 One of the largest consumer credit reporting agencies in the country has agreed to pay $18.2 million and undertake significant...
Washington Attorney General Sues Facebook Over Campaign Ads April 16, 2020 Washington state is suing Facebook – again – for selling political ads without disclosing all necessary information about who’s behind...
PG&E’s Plan to Pay $19M from California Wildfire Victims Fund OK’d April 16, 2020 By Michael Liedtke The Northern California victims of catastrophic wildfires caused by Pacific Gas & Electric’s decaying electrical grid will have at least...
Oregon School District Paying $410K to Employee Who Raised Concerns April 13, 2020 Portland Public Schools in Oregon will pay $410,000 to a former employee who said she was fired for raising red...
PG&E to Use California Wildfire Victims Fund to Pay for Past Crimes March 30, 2020 By Michael Liedtke Pacific Gas & Electric is warning its elaborate plan for getting out of bankruptcy might collapse if the utility can’t...
PG&E’s Falling Stock Price Worries California Wildfire Victims Eyeing Deal March 27, 2020 By Michael Liedtke The stock market turmoil triggered by the coronavirus pandemic is raising worries that Pacific Gas & Electric’s $13.5 billion settlement...
Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Involving Wyoming Coal Workers March 26, 2020 Attorneys representing Wyoming coal miners reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit against a bankrupt coal operator. The settlement...
Construction Contractor Getting $184M in Colorado Settlement March 23, 2020 The Denver International Airport has settled a dispute for more than $180 million with a contracting company that was fired...
New Mexico District Settles for $475K After Teacher Punched 9-Year-Old March 17, 2020 A New Mexico school district has agreed to pay $475,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a...
Pipeline Owner Agrees to Pay $60M in 2015 California Spill March 16, 2020 The owner of an oil pipeline that spewed thousands of barrels of crude oil onto Southern California beaches in 2015...