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Brink’s Driver Was Asleep During California Jewelry Heist, Lawsuit Says

One of the drivers of a Brink’s tractor-trailer was asleep inside the big rig, parked near a remote Southern California rest stop earlier this summer, when thieves broke a lock and stole millions of dollars worth of jewelry and gemstones, …

Walmart Ordered to Pay Oregon Man $4.4M for Racial Profiling

A Multnomah County grand jury has ordered Walmart to pay $4.4 million in damages to a man who sued the store, saying he was racially profiled and harassed by a Walmart employee at a Portland, Oregon, area store in 2020. …

California Lawmakers Allow Lawsuits Against ‘Cyber Flashers’

Victims who receive unsolicited sexually graphic material by text, email, app or other electronic means could sue the sender under a bill that California lawmakers sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom this week. The bill targets what’s known as “cyber flashing,” …

Arizona Nightclub Wins $1.6M in COVID-19 Lockout Lawsuit

The operators of a Tucson, Arizona, nightclub have won a $1.6 million settlement against the landlord who locked them out of their business during the pandemic. The Arizona Daily Star reported that a jury in Pima County Superior Court sided …

Big Legal Battle Brews Over Nevada Dorm Blast as Students Return

Three years after a gas explosion ripped through a University of Nevada dormitory, hundreds of students will start moving into the remodeled building this week as a legal battle looms over more than $100 million in damages. School officials likened …

$18M Settlement in Lawsuit over Boy’s Death at California School

The parents of an 8-year-old boy with Down syndrome who died after falling while strapped to a chair in class five years ago have reached an $18 million settlement in their wrongful death lawsuit against a Southern California school district, …

AGs: Lender Heaped Insurance Plans Onto Unwitting Borrowers

A Maryland-based lender deceived its loan customers by selling them insurance policies they didn’t ask for or know about in many cases, the attorneys general of a handful of states claimed in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in …

Oregon House Candidate Sues Massage Parlor for $450K

A Democratic candidate for the Oregon House of Representatives is suing the owner of a massage parlor in Woodburn, Oregon, after he says she tried to initiate sexual contact with him. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that in a suit filed …

LA Dodgers Pitcher Accuser Files Countersuit to Defamation Claim

A San Diego woman who alleges Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer sexually abused her has filed a countersuit to his defamation claim, alleging the baseball star beat her and left her bruised, according to a court filing. Bauer has …

Judge Rules Walgreens Contributed to San Francisco’s Opioid Crisis

A federal judge ruled this week that Walgreens can be held responsible for contributing to San Francisco’s opioid crisis for over-dispensing opioids for years without proper oversight and failing to identify and report suspicious orders as required by law. San …