Edison Utility Sued Over Role of Equipment in Los Angeles Fire Edison International Inc.’s southern California utility was hit with a lawsuit blaming the energy provider’s equipment for igniting one of... Read More
Purdue’s Sacklers Offer to Increase Contribution in New Opioid Settlement, WSJ Reports The Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma, is offering to increase their financial contribution to a bankruptcy settlement of opioid... Read More
US Supreme Court Rejects Bid by Oil Companies to Toss Honolulu’s Climate Suit The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by Sunoco and other oil companies to scuttle a... Read More
Editor's Picks Los Angeles Fires Rage as High Winds Set to Return This Week At least two rounds of vicious, dry Santa Ana winds are expected to blast through Southern California early this week,... Read More
Apple Fights $1.8B App Store Suit in First of UK Class Actions Against Tech Giants Apple has abused its dominant position by charging app developers an unfair 30% commission through its App Store, costing British... Read More
Editor's Picks Mercury General Wildfire Losses Will Hit Reinsurance Cover. One Event? Mercury General Corporation said it expects losses from wildfires burning in California since Jan. 7 to exceed its $150 million... Read More
US Sues Airbnb After Host Rejected Rental to Mother With Children The U.S. government sued Airbnb Friday, alleging housing discrimination after a host refused to rent an apartment to a mother... Read More
Chicken, Pork Plant Workers Face Higher Health Risks, USDA Studies Confirm Workers in U.S. chicken and pork plants face higher risks than other manufacturing workers for musculoskeletal disorders such as carpal... Read More
Editor's Picks The Most Important LA Wildfire Stories to Know About As firefighters gain more control over what have become the most destructive wildfires in U.S. history in a matter of... Read More
Editor's Picks Paradise Destroyed: Fire Razes LA Enclave Bigger Than Manhattan Three days after the fire began raging in the Pacific Palisades of Los Angeles, only 8% of it has been... Read More