The family of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust” is suing Alec Baldwin and the movie’s producers for wrongful death, their attorneys said Tuesday. Lawyers for the family of Halyna Hutchins announced the lawsuit …
School trustees in Las Vegas have approved a $9 million settlement in a case involving a former school bus driver who was sent to prison in 2018 for sexually assaulting special education preschoolers. The Clark County School Board accepted the …
The Texas Supreme Court recently ruled that injuries suffered in a golf cart at a school isn’t covered in an auto liability policy held by the school district. In Pharr–San Juan–Alamo Independent School District, v. Texas Political Subdivisions Property/Casualty Joint …
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the district court’s decision declining to certify a proposed damages class in an auto insurance diversity action in Washington involving Liberty Mutual. This case centers on how auto insurance companies value totaled …
Investigators believe hackers stole at least some of the Social Security numbers and other sensitive personal data of 650,000 current and former Washington state professionals and business owners during a breach of a state database. The Seattle Times reports the …
A lawsuit over high health care bills filed on behalf of more than 3 million employers and people seeks as much as $1.2 billion from a large Northern California health systems in an antitrust class-action trial that got underway Thursday. …
A federal judge will hold a hearing on whether the Archdiocese of Santa Fe in New Mexico must disclose records on insurance coverage expected to pay much of a settlement in a case involving over 400 hundreds of victims of …
The Monroe, Washington, School District offered a $34 million settlement to students and parents exposed to toxic chemicals on a public school campus. The Seattle Times reports the district proposed the settlement in November under court seal, preventing the public …
Three months after the most destructive fire in California’s history, the residents of Paradise were sifting through the rubble of their houses, moving out of shelters and into less temporary but not permanent housing, considering the future of their home. …
Assemblyman Marc Levine, D-Marin County, on Thursday introduced legislation designed to require mandatory issuance of homeowners’ insurance and establish a grant program to harden residential properties in areas prone to wildfires. Assembly Bill 1755 would require an insurance provider licensed …
