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Colorado Funeral Home Stored Bodies for 4 Years, Deceived Families, Prosecutors Say

The owners of a Colorado funeral home were arrested Wednesday in Oklahoma on charges linked to the discovery of 190 sets of decaying remains at one of their facilities, including some that apparently had been languishing there for four years. …

California Commercial Fishing Groups Sue Tire Makers Over Rubber Preservative

The 13 largest U.S. tire manufacturers are facing a lawsuit from a pair of California commercial fishing organizations that could force the companies to stop using a chemical added to almost every tire because it kills migrating salmon. Also found …

Reporter Arrested During Protest Will Receive $700K From Los Angeles County

A radio reporter taken into custody while covering a demonstration the night two sheriff’s deputies were shot three years ago reached a $700,000 settlement with Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the payout to Josie …

Captain Found Guilty of ‘Seaman’s Manslaughter’ in Boat Fire That Killed 34 off California

A scuba dive boat captain was convicted this week of criminal negligence in the deaths of 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019, the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history. Jerry Boylan, 69, was found …

Nevada High Court Postpones NFL Appeal in Gruden Emails Lawsuit Until January

The Nevada Supreme Court has pushed back to Jan. 10 the date for oral arguments in a contract interference and conspiracy lawsuit filed against the NFL by former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden. Postponement of the hearing, originally scheduled …

Three Passengers Sue Alaska Airlines After Off-Duty Pilot Accused of Trying to Cut Engines

Three passengers sued Alaska Airlines, saying they suffered emotional distress from an incident last month in which an off-duty pilot is accused of trying to shut down the engines of a plane while catching a ride in the cockpit from …

California Jury Awards $332M to Man Who Blamed His Cancer on Use of Roundup

A California jury has awarded $332 million to a man who sued chemical giant Monsanto Co. contending that his cancer was related to decades of using its Roundup weedkiller. A San Diego Superior Court jury awarded damages in a lawsuit …

Neglect Has Hastened Patient Deaths at Montana Psychiatric Hospital, Lawsuit Says

Montana’s state psychiatric hospital has been so poorly run for decades that patients are unsafe and not treated with dignity and respect, which combined with a pattern of understaffing, lack of training and neglect has hastened the deaths of two …

Idaho Woman Files Lawsuit Against Fertility Doctor

An Idaho woman is suing her one-time fertility doctor, saying he secretly used his own sperm to inseminate her 34 years ago, the latest in a string of such cases brought as at-home DNA sampling enables people to learn more …

Colorado Judge Chides Company That Tried to Pay $23,500 Settlement in 3 Tons of Coins

A Colorado judge chided a welding company that tried to pay off a $23,500 settlement with a subcontractor by sending the money in loose coins that weighed 3 tons. Judge Joseph Findley ruled Monday that JMF Enterprises “acted maliciously and …