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Gains Made Against Massive New Mexico Wildfire

Crews were making progress in stopping the nation’s largest active wildfire from spreading on Monday, the fourth straight day of warnings of extreme fire conditions in northern New Mexico. The nearly 8-week-old fire was surrounded by containment lines cut and …

California Transit Agency Failed to Stop Gunman, Lawsuit Charges

One year after a problem employee shot and killed nine coworkers in a rampage at a light rail yard, the family of one of the victims filed a lawsuit alleging negligence and wrongful death by the Northern California transportation agency, …

Attorney Paying Former Las Vegas Mogul Steve Wynn Defamation Claim

Former Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn has accepted an undisclosed financial settlement to end his federal defamation lawsuit against a well-known attorney who represented a dancer who she said accused Wynn of sexual harassment and retaliation. Los Angeles attorney …

UCLA to Pay Nearly $700M in Doctor Abuse Lawsuits

The University of California system announced Tuesday it will pay nearly $375 million to more than 300 women who said they were sexually abused by a UCLA gynecologist, bringing a record amount in total payouts by a public university in …

California Moves Toward Allowing Lawsuits Over Illegal Guns

Spurred by Tuesday’s deadly elementary school shooting in Texas, California senators approved giving people the power to sue those who traffic in illegal firearms, mimicking a Texas law that is intended to deter abortions. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom sought the …

Bill Would Enable California Parents to Sue for Social Media Addiction

California could soon hold social media companies responsible for harming children who have become addicted to their products, permitting parents to sue platforms like Instagram and TikTok for up to $25,000 per violation under a bill that passed the state …

NTSB Says Cause of Arizona Helicopter Crash Still Uncertain

Federal authorities investigating a fatal crash last month near Phoenix say the helicopter went into a near vertical descent for unclear reasons when it was about to land. The National Transportation Safety Board issued its preliminary report last week in …

New Mexico Court Upholds $165M Damage Awards in FedEx Crash

The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld $165 million of jury awards against FedEx in a wrongful-death lawsuit stemming from a deadly crash involving a Texas family and a contract driver for the delivery company. The 2011 crash on Interstate 10 …

Native American Man Files Suit in Oregon Alleging Bogus Detention

A lawsuit alleges a Salem, Oregon, police officer accused a Native American man of stealing a car he was working on, grabbed him, shoved him onto the hood of his police car and handcuffed him with no justification for arrest. …

Archdiocese in New Mexico Hit by Sex Abuse Settlement Agrees to Terms in Chapter 11

The Archdiocese of Santa Fe in New Mexico entered into an agreement of terms to settle its Chapter 11 reorganization case. “The Church takes very seriously its responsibility to see the survivors of sexual abuse are justly compensated for the …