A California jury began another round of deliberations on Tuesday in a high profile trial over allegations that Google’s Android mobile platform violates Oracle’s intellectual property rights. The jury has already wrestled with Oracle’s copyright claims against Google and delivered …
Fast-food restaurants in California could face new sanitation and safety requirements for the playgrounds they install to attract children. The Assembly approved a bill that would expand food safety laws to cover the indoor and outdoor playgrounds. Under the bill, …
Lawmakers are hoping to reduce injuries caused by table saws by requiring new saws sold in California to be equipped with safety features that shut off the tools when they come into contact with the skin. The Assembly on Monday …
A jury has determined that a mental health center in Denver, Colo., is partly liable for the death of a convenience store clerk who was shot by a patient that had been released by the facility. The Denver Post reports …
California Highway Patrol officials say about 30,000 people across the state are facing fines after being ticketed for using cell phones or other electronic devices while driving. CHP spokeswoman Sgt. Diana McDermott says the tickets were issued in April as …
A former Iditarod champion who was forced to drop out of last year’s dog-sled race when he nearly severed his index finger is suing the Oregon company that made his knife and the sporting goods store that sold it to …
About 1,100 claims valued at $35 million have been filed as a result of two major wildfires around Reno, Nev., in recent months, according to insurance carrier reports. The Nov. 18 Caughlin Ranch Fire burned nearly 1,900 acres and destroyed …
A Colorado man accused of staging car accidents and thefts to defraud insurance companies has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Colorado Attorney General John Suthers said Friday that 42-year-old Mikel Mewbourn also has been ordered to pay about …
The small pads that doctors use to scribble out prescriptions, a seemingly innocent part of the medical profession, have played a role in the surge of prescription drug abuse. Take a diagnostic imaging center in California’s San Fernando Valley where …
Monterey County sheriff’s detectives have ended a two-year investigation into a Pebble Beach, Calif., art heist. Cmdr. Jerry Teeter tells the Monterey County Herald that there are no arrests and the investigation has been suspended pending new developments. There was …
