California Wildfires Left Toxic Threats Behind March 13, 2019 By Sharon Bernstein PARADISE, Calif. — As an uncontrollable wildfire turned the California town of Paradise to ash, air pollution researcher Keith Bein... Read More
Prosecutors Decline to File Criminal Charges against PG&E for Wine Country Fires March 13, 2019 By Steve Gorman An investigation into fierce wildfires that swept Northern California’s wine country in 2017, killing 46 people, found no basis to... Read More
Uber to Pay $20M to Settle California Misclassification Suits March 12, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt Uber Technologies Inc. will pay $20 million to settle California lawsuits challenging the company’s classification of drivers as independent contractors,... Read More
Jury Awards $4.8 Million to Victim of Crash Partially Caused by Sheriff’s Deputy March 11, 2019 IDAHO CITY, Idaho — An Idaho jury has awarded more than $4.8 million to a woman injured in a U-turn... Read More
Wildfire Debris Removal Halted Due to Unstable Rain-Saturated Slopes March 11, 2019 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — State officials have halted debris removal on Northern California hills scarred by a deadly wildfire because of... Read More
Oregon Lawmakers Mull Overhaul of Dam Safety Rules March 8, 2019 Oregon’s dam safety regulations could be getting an overhaul, for the first time in nearly a century. The Statesman Journal... Read More
Pilot’s Opioid Abuse Suspected as Cause of Fatal Nevada Crash March 8, 2019 Opioid abuse by the pilot was among the likely causes of a fatal airplane crash in Nevada that killed the... Read More
Judge Backs Off Aggressive Fire-Prevention Plan for PG&E March 8, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt and Mark Chediak A federal judge overseeing PG&E Corp.’s safety compliance backed off the aggressive fire prevention plan he sought to impose in... Read More
Idaho Supreme Court Rules ‘Defamation by Implication’ Is Actionable March 7, 2019 By Rebecca Boone The Idaho Supreme Court says individuals have the right to sue if they think someone implied – but didn’t outright... Read More
Judge Orders PG&E Compliance With Fire Safety Laws March 7, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt A federal judge is requiring PG&E Corp. to abide by rules governing how the utility operates its power lines in... Read More