Missouri DCI Highlights Cost, Lack of Earthquake Coverage in High-Risk Areas February 15, 2024 The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) issued an Earthquake Survey in December 2023 that shows a lack of...
Nevada Jury Awards $130M to 5 People With Liver Damage After Drinking Bottled Water February 13, 2024 By Ken Ritter A Nevada jury awarded about $130 million in damages in a lawsuit filed by five people who suffered liver damage...
AM Best Says Losses from California Storms Largely Uninsured, Underinsured February 9, 2024 The economic losses from the latest round of California storms will be significant, with many of these losses may not...
Family of Black Girls Handcuffed, Held at Gunpoint in Colorado Reach $1.9M Settlement February 8, 2024 By Colleen Slevin The four Black girls lay facedown in a parking lot, crying “no” and “mommy” as a police officer who had...
SpaceX Accused of Sexual Harassment as Fight With Ex-Employees Intensifies February 6, 2024 By Josh Eidelson and Loren Grush Executives at Elon Musk’s SpaceX discriminated against women, joked about sexual harassment and fired workers for raising concerns, seven former...
Alaska Charter Company Paying $900K for Wildfire From Campfire January 31, 2024 An Alaska fishing guide company has paid $900,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. government alleging one of...
Hawaii Officials Identify Last of 100 Known Victims of Wildfire That Destroyed Lahaina January 30, 2024 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher The last of the 100 known victims of the wildfire that destroyed Maui’s historic town of Lahaina in August was...
Seattle Will Pay $10M to Protesters Who Said Police Used Excessive Force During 2020 Protests January 29, 2024 By Gene Johnson Seattle has agreed to pay $10 million to 50 demonstrators who sued over the police department’s heavy-handed response to racial...
California County Paying $5M Settlement Over Arrest of Election Company Founder January 26, 2024 Los Angeles County agreed to pay $5 million to the founder and CEO of a software company who was briefly...
Lawsuit Alleges HIV-Positive Inmate in California Died After Being Denied Medication January 25, 2024 A lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died after being held in a Northern California jail alleges...