Tourists from China Sue After Deadly Utah Tour Bus Crash September 17, 2021 By Lindsay Whitehurst The state of Utah didn’t do enough to make sure a remote highway was safe before a tour bus crashed,...
California County Paying $11M to Man Exonerated in 1998 Murder September 17, 2021 A California county has paid $11 million to a man who spent two decades in prison after being wrongly convicted...
Termination Lawsuit in Washington County Settles for $1.4M September 17, 2021 The Clark County Council in Washington has agreed to pay Don Benton and two other former county employees $1.4 million...
Washington Troopers, Workers File Suit over Vaccine Mandate September 15, 2021 Washington state troopers, prison correctional officers, ferry workers and other public sector employees have filed a lawsuit to try to...
Settlement Sets Up Panel for Hawaii Prisons During Pandemic September 14, 2021 A U.S. judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement in a lawsuit by Hawaii inmates who allege state officials...
Washington Juvenile Facility Sex Abuse Suit Settled for $2.1M September 13, 2021 The state of Washington has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by 10 people who said they were sexually abused...
Family of Man Killed During Oregon Protests Files Suit September 13, 2021 The estate of a man fatally shot in downtown Portland, Ore., after a pro-Trump car rally last year is suing...
$3M Deal Reached in Rough Arrest of Colorado Woman With Dementia September 10, 2021 By Colleen Slevin A Colorado city has agreed to pay $3 million to a woman with dementia who was roughly arrested by police...
California Lawmakers Vote to Limit Secret Settlements September 8, 2021 By Adam Beam The California Legislature voted to guarantee people can call out their bosses publicly in most harassment and discrimination cases. When...
$2.7M Jury Award Upheld Against ‘Predator’ Landlord in California September 7, 2021 A San Francisco landlord once described as a “ruthless predator” who allegedly tried to drive tenants out of a rent-controlled...