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Judge in California OKs $78M Settlement by Air Medical Company

A judge has given final approval to a $78 million settlement by a medical helicopter company that was sued by its California flight crew employees over unpaid overtime and missed breaks. The decision last week by Alameda County Superior Court …

Lawsuit Filed Against Montana Nursing Home for Negligence in Virus Deaths

A long-term care facility in Montana has been sued after health officials said its staff was negligent and allowed the coronavirus to spread through the facility in Whitefish earlier this year. The lawsuit has been filed by the estates of …

Wrongful Death Suit Filed in California Over Woman Who Died After Ingesting Marijuana

The law firm CaseyGerry has filed a lawsuit in San Diego Superior Court on behalf of the parents of Le’Sharia Bre’Aun Steele, a 28-year old flight attendant from Alabama who died in San Diego, Calif. after reportedly consuming a KushyPunch …

Oregon Audit Finds Insufficient Oversight of Harassment Investigations

An Oregon Secretary of State audit has found the Department of Administrative Services does not provide sufficient oversight of investigations into workplace discrimination and harassment throughout state government. The Statesman Journal reports the audit, released Wednesday, also concluded that investigations …

Monitor: PG&E in California Prioritized Targets Over Reducing Wildfire Risk

PG&E Corp. prioritized meeting inspection targets over meaningful reduction of wildfire risk, according to a monitor overseeing the utility’s program of trimming trees and vegetation that pose a threat of igniting devastating blazes in California. Among the court-appointed compliance monitor’s …

Oregon Gas Station Sued for Allegedly Denying Service

A Black man who said he was prohibited from buying gas by a white gas station attendant in Oregon has filed a $350,000 racial discrimination lawsuit against the station. Dominique DeWeese said in the lawsuit filed Wednesday that he asked …

Las Vegas Resort Sued Over 2019 Fatal Shooting of Armed Man

The family of an armed man shot and killed by security guards in a suburban Las Vegas casino-resort last year is suing. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that the son of 53-year-old Shannon Howell filed a wrongful death lawsuit last …

Judge Tosses $30M Lawsuit Brought by Wounded Oregon Trooper

A federal judge has dismissed a $30 million lawsuit filed by an Oregon State Police trooper who was shot 12 times in December 2016. Nic Cederberg and his wife sued Legacy Meridian Park Hospital claiming the suspect, James Tylka, should …

Las Vegas Fire Agrees to Settle for $280K in Sex Video Case

The Las Vegas Fire Department has reached a $280,000 settlement with a firefighter after a sexually explicit video of her circulated within the department in June 2018. The firefighter, who resigned last year, sued the cities of Las Vegas and …

Family of Man Killed in Southern California Allege Wrongful Death

The family of a Black man who was fatally shot by an Orange County sheriff’s deputy last month filed a wrongful death claim Tuesday against the county. Kurt Andras Reinhold was killed Sept. 23 in the oceanside city of San …