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Lawsuit Says Baldwin Had No Reason to Fire in New Mexico Movie Set Shooting

A lawsuit alleges that Alec Baldwin recklessly fired a gun when it wasn’t called for in the script when he shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza on the New Mexico set of the film “Rust.” …

California Couple’s $86M Award in Monsanto Pesticide Case Stands

California’s highest court rejected has a challenge by Monsanto Co.’s to $86.2 million in damages to a couple who developed cancer after spraying the company’s Roundup weed-killer in their yards for three decades. The state Supreme Court’s denial of review …

Women Sue Yale Over Fentanyl Switch-Up at Fertility Clinic

Seven women who say they suffered excruciating pain after a nurse stole fentanyl for her personal use and replaced it with saline sued Yale University on Wednesday, alleging it of failing to safeguard its supply of the painkilling opioid at …

Transgender Woman Sues in California After Cell Beating

A transgender woman is suing the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department after she was placed in a jail cell with three men and beaten so badly that her jaw was broken, according to the lawsuit. Kristina Frost was “viciously attacked” …

Boston Police Detective Who Alleged Sex Discrimination Awarded $2M

A federal jury has awarded $2 million to a high-ranking Boston police detective who said in a lawsuit against the department and her former supervisor that she was the victim of gender discrimination. The jury Monday after a four-week trial …

Former Montana Women’s Basketball Coach Sues for Discrimination

Former Montana women’s basketball coach Shannon Schweyen has sued the university in federal court, alleging she was the victim of sexual discrimination during her employment and when her contract was not renewed. Her lawsuit, filed in Missoula, alleges she received …

Cyclist Paralyzed in Crash to Get $24M Payout from California City

San Diego, California has agreed to a nearly $24 million settlement with a cyclist paralyzed seven years ago when a car driven by an intoxicated driver collided with him on a blind turn. The City Council approved the payout to …

Settlement Bans Coal Storage in California City by 2027

A private port operator in the San Francisco Bay Area that stores coal from Utah before it’s shipped to Asia has been given until 2027 to continue those operations under terms of a settlement. Officials in Richmond, where the port …

California Officials Promising Improved Response After Oil Spill

California officials on Monday said better communication and detection technologies could improve the state’s response to an oil spill like last month’s crude pipeline leak off the Orange County coast. State lawmakers held an oversight hearing in Costa Mesa to …

‘Rust’ Crew Member Sues Alec Baldwin, Others in California over Shooting

The head of lighting on the film “Rust” filed a lawsuit Wednesday over Alec Baldwin’s fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of the Western, alleging negligence that caused him “severe emotional distress” that will haunt …