Hawaii Farmers Sustained $28M in Losses Due to Volcano A survey of Big Island farmers has found that they suffered nearly $28 million in damages because of the months-long... Read More
Lawsuit Alleges Safeco Field Discriminates Against Wheelchair Users Wheelchair users attending Seattle Mariners baseball games at Safeco Field get a “second-class” experience, a nonprofit disability-rights law firm says,... Read More
Colorado Professor Developing Firefighter Safety App What if firefighters had an interactive map that could tell them the most efficient escape routes and the amount of... Read More
Hurricane Willa Becomes a Record Third Category 5 Storm off Mexico Pushed on by warm water, Hurricane Willa exploded from a tropical depression to a Category 5 hurricane in 54 hours,... Read More
New Mexico Appeals Court Says Employee Owed Workers’ Comp An employee that tripped and fell at work is owed workers’ compensation benefits despite his employer’s argument that the accident... Read More
West Coast Earthquake Warning System Operational, But Limited Automated alerts from the fledgling West Coast earthquake early warning system are ready to be used broadly by businesses, utilities,... Read More
Jurors Don’t Want $289M Weed Killer Cancer Verdict Thrown Out Jurors who found that agribusiness giant Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer contributed to a school groundskeeper’s cancer are urging a San... Read More
Civil Trial Commences in Seattle Duck Boat Crash The lead attorney for over 40 victims of a deadly crash in Seattle involving a duck boat said during opening... Read More
Great Shakeout Earthquake Drill Happens Today Since all 50 states and the District of Columbia face some earthquake risk, the Great Shakeout Earthquake Drill on October... Read More
Firefighters Sue California Gas Firm Over Massive Leak Firefighters who worked in and around the site of a massive natural gas leak sued the Southern California Gas Co.... Read More