Montana Utility Regulator Seeks $2.5M in Damages Over Email Spying January 4, 2021 An outgoing member of Montana’s Public Service Commission has filed a $2.5 million damage claim against fellow members of the...
Washington Ambulance Company Settles Suit With Pregnant Employee December 30, 2020 Ambulance company American Medical Response will settle a discrimination lawsuit after it refused to provide a pregnant Spokane, Washington employee...
Oregon Judge Allows Suit Filed by 29 Women to Proceed Against Ex-Doctor December 18, 2020 A judge has denied a request by a former suburban Portland, Ore. doctor to put a two-year hold on a...
L.A. Restaurants Win Court Battle Over Virus Closures December 10, 2020 By Christopher Weber and Brian Melley Los Angeles County’s health director acted “arbitrarily” and didn’t prove the danger to the public when she banned outdoor dining...
Families of 34 California Dive Boat Fire Victims Advocate December 8, 2020 By Stefanie Dazio The snapshots tell the story of a big man with a big, beaming grin. The McIlvain family passes around the...
Washington City Settles Shooting Lawsuit for $8M December 7, 2020 By Gene Johnson The city of Tacoma, Wash., has agreed to an $8 million settlement for a man who was paralyzed and had...
PG&E Rate Hike in California Aimed at Easing Wildfire Risk December 7, 2020 By Michael Liedtke Pacific Gas & Electric’s household customers will be hit with an average rate increase of 8% to help the once-bankrupt...
California Dive Boat Captain Indicted in Fire That Killed 34 December 3, 2020 By Brian Melley and Stefanie Dazio The captain of a scuba diving boat that caught fire and sank off the coast of California last year, killing...
Wyoming Teen Centers Sued over Alleged Abuse December 3, 2020 A lawsuit filed by 25 former residents of two Wyoming teen centers accuses the facilities of human trafficking and abuse....
California County Paying $10M After Shooting, Paralyzing Man December 3, 2020 By Olga R. Rodriguez A Northern California county has agreed to pay nearly $10 million to settle a lawsuit by a Silicon Valley software...