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Class Action Lawsuit Against California Cannabis Companies Alleges Lower Than Advertised THC Content

A class action lawsuit against two California companies on Tuesday alleges they sold products in which the THC content was misrepresented as being higher than it actually is. Law firm Dovel & Luner announced it filed a suit against Ironworks …

Trial Begins Over Death of Woman Killed in Utah Park

Ludovic Michaud was driving around the scenic red rock landscapes of Utah’s Arches National Park on a windy spring day in 2020 when something unthinkable happened: A metal gate whipped around, sliced through the passenger door of his car and …

Vet’s California Lawsuit Blaming Antimalarial Drug For Psychosis Tossed

– A federal judge threw out a lawsuit against the maker of an anti-malarial drug blamed for causing psychotic behavior and neurological damage to U.S. servicemembers, ruling that the case had no right to be filed in California. The proposed …

Wife of Man Killed by Police on Arizona Settles Suit for $8M

The widow of an unarmed Texas man fatally shot by police outside his suburban Phoenix hotel room in 2016 has agreed to settle her wrongful death lawsuit. A notice of settlement filed Tuesday in federal court in Arizona shows that …

Oregon Hemp Plant Fire Injures 5, Town Temporarily Evacuated

A small town in central Oregon was evacuated and five people were hurt due to a hemp manufacturing plant fire Sunday. The Sherman County Sheriff’s Office said five employees were burned in the blaze, including one who suffered significant burns, …

California School District Paying $15.75M in Teen’s Asthma Death

The mother of a 13-year-old girl who died from an asthma attack at a Southern California school will receive $15.75 million from the school district, their lawyers announced. The Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District in San Bernardino County agreed to …

Coach in California Convicted of Sexual Assault of Teen Players, Lawsuit Pending

A Southern California water polo coach was convicted Wednesday of sexually assaulting teenage girls during underwater training sessions while he claimed to be preparing them for competition, prosecutors said. Jurors convicted Bahram Hojreh, who coached for the International Water Polo …

Lawsuit in Idaho Settled over Antiquated Law

People who were convicted of having oral or anal sex under an antiquated Idaho law will be allowed to be removed from the state’s sex offender list, according to a settlement Idaho has reached to resolve a two-year-old lawsuit. The …

Lawsuit: 2 Wyoming Mental Patients Dead, Procedures Ignored

Two Wyoming State Hospital patients died while staff at the mental health institution failed to follow procedures in a series of choking, neglect and medication error incidents over the past four months, a lawsuit alleges. Protection & Advocacy System Inc. …

Families of California Mass Shooting Victims Splitting $8M Settlement

The families of nine people killed last year by a co-worker at a California rail yard will receive $8 million to settle damage claims filed last November, officials said. The agreement was reached with the families of eight of the …