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California City Pushing Back on $85M Award in Restraint Case

San Diego County lawyers are seeking to wipe out an $85 million jury award to the family of man who died after being restrained by sheriff’s deputies in 2015, or get a new trial in the lawsuit that generated the …

Colorado Jury Awards Nearly $9M in Fertility Fraud Case

A jury has awarded nearly $9 million to three families who accused a Colorado fertility doctor of using his own sperm to inseminate three mothers who requested anonymous donors. The jury found that Dr. Paul B. Jones and his clinic, …

USC Settles with Men Who Say Campus Doctor Abused Them

Kenny Oshita was a first semester law student at the University of Southern California when a visit to a school doctor for a possible sexual disease turned into an invasive procedure that left him feeling violated. He was not alone. …

$18M Settlement in Fatal California Lamborghini Crash Involving Teen

The family of a woman killed when a 17-year-old driver crashed his father’s Lamborghini into her car in Los Angeles has reached an $18.85 million settlement in the case, attorneys announced. Monique Munoz, 32, was on her way home from …

New Mexico Sheriff Eyes Safety Measures on ‘Rust’ Film-Set

The New Mexico sheriff investigating the fatal film-set shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin described complacency, disorganization and neglected safety measures in the making of the low-budget movie “Rust.” Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said that he …

Dodgers Pitcher Files Lawsuit Against Sex Abuse Accuser

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer sued the woman who accused him of sexual assault in federal court, in a move that came less than three months after prosecutors decided not to file criminal charges against the athlete. The San …

Walgreens, Drugmakers Blame Others For San Francisco’s Opioid Crisis

Pharmacy chain Walgreens Boots Alliance WBA.O and other defendants on Tuesday said they were not to blame for the opioid crisis in San Francisco, and that they acted responsibly when providing legal medications to patients in pain. “Almost all of …

Parents of Man Killed by Police in Washington File Wrongful Death Suit

The parents of a man killed in Washington by Auburn police have filed a federal wrongful death and civil rights lawsuit alleging an officer shot Enosa Strickland Jr. in the back of the head while he was lying in a …

Worn Tires a Factor In California Bus Crash, Investigation Shows

Excess speed and worn tires contributed to the crash of a bus on a rain-slick Southern California highway two years ago that killed three people and injured 18, according to a report released this week by the National Transportation Safety …

California School District Settles Sex Abuse Suits for $13M

A Southern California school district has agreed to pay $13.75 million to settle civil lawsuits over a worker who admitted molesting elementary school students. The agreement was announced by attorneys for 10 former students from Liberty Elementary School in Riverside. …