Hawaii Teen Gets $150K Settlement for Arrest by Classmate’s Dad March 30, 2021 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher The Honolulu City Council has approved a $150,000 settlement in a lawsuit that accused a police officer of improperly arresting...
Washington School District Agrees to $4.25M Sex Assault Settlement March 30, 2021 A suburban Seattle, Wash., school district this week agreed to pay $4.25 million to settle a lawsuit that accuses a...
New Mexico Court Upheld Damages Cap in Medical Malpractice March 22, 2021 New Mexico’s highest court has ruled that monetary limits on some types of damages due to medical malpractice are not...
Oregon Lawsuits Seek $1B From Pacific Power over Wildfires March 12, 2021 Two new lawsuits filed in Marion County, Ore., seek more than $1 billion in damages from Pacific Power, claiming the...
Alaska Files $1B Lawsuit Against 21 Poultry Businesses March 9, 2021 Alaska has sued 21 businesses involved in the poultry industry, claiming the businesses operated a cartel and illegally inflated the...
Arizona City Struggling to Emerge from Cyberattack March 9, 2021 Kingman officials say municipal employees aided by Arizona National Guard technology personnel this week continued working to unravel a cyberattack...
Colorado Senate Endorses Easing Civil Action Limits for Child Abuse Suits March 3, 2021 Colorado’s Senate tentatively endorsed a bill this week to eliminate a six-year statute of limitations for victims of child sexual...
Suit Claims Sidewalk Caused Man’s Death in Washington March 1, 2021 A Clark County, Wash., woman has filed a lawsuit against the city of Vancouver claiming that poor sidewalk maintenance contributed...
Oregon Hotel Fined for Overcharging People During Wildfire March 1, 2021 A hotel in Roseburg, Oregon, has been fined $31,000 for overcharging dozens of area residents who sought rooms after fleeing...
Skier Sues Wyoming Resort for Alleged Chairlift Accident March 1, 2021 A Colorado woman is suing a Wyoming ski resort for more than $75,000 in damages after she said she broke...