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...
Oregon Utility Regulator Rejects PacifiCorp Request to Limit Liability in Wildfire Suits June 4, 2024 Oregon utility regulators have rejected a request from PacifiCorp that sought to limit its liability in wildfire lawsuits. Under the...
Idaho Drag Performer Awarded $1.1M in Defamation Case May 29, 2024 A jury has awarded more than $1.1 million to an Idaho drag performer who accused a far-right blogger of defaming...
Families of Marines Killed in California Osprey Crash Sue Boeing, Bell, Rolls Royce May 28, 2024 Families of four of the five Marines killed when their Osprey crashed in California in June of 2022 filed a...
Hawaii Study: Nearly 75% of Wildfire Survey Participants Have Respiratory Issues May 20, 2024 By Audrey McAvoy A University of Hawaii study examining the health effects of last year’s deadly wildfires on Maui found that up to...
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...
Washington AG Says Catholic Church Stonewalling Sex Abuse Investigation May 13, 2024 By Gene Johnson The Catholic church is refusing to cooperate with a Washington state investigation into whether it unlawfully used charitable trust funds...
Lawsuit Alleges Decades of Child Sexual Abuse at Illinois Juvenile Detention Centers May 8, 2024 By Sophia Tareen CHICAGO (AP) — Child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers was pervasive and systemic for decades, according to disturbing...
$24.5M Settlement in New Mexico over Natural Gas Flaring in Permian Basin May 2, 2024 By Susan Montoya Bryan New Mexico has reached a record settlement with a company over air pollution violations at natural gas gathering sites in...
Warren Buffett’s PacifiCorp Now Faces $30B Claim Demand in Oregon Wildfires May 1, 2024 By Rachel Graf Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s PacifiCorp now faces a demand for $30 billion from victims of Oregon’s 2020 Labor Day wildfires, an...