Berkshire Shows Unusual Risk Appetite in Wildfire Court Fight September 20, 2023 By Joel Rosenblatt Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.’s PacifiCorp has been battered in an unprecedented court fight over the utility’s failure to prevent massive...
Mo. Jury Awards $745M in Death of Woman Struck by Driver who Used Inhalants September 12, 2023 CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri jury has awarded $745 million to the parents of a young woman killed on...
Stay Inside as Dangerous Stormy Weather Lashes Northern Europe, Officials Say August 9, 2023 By Jan M. Olsen COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian authorities warned Tuesday to prepare for “extremely heavy rainfall” after Storm Hans caused two deaths,...
Jury Awards Florida Girl Burned by McDonald`s Chicken McNugget $800,000 in Damages July 21, 2023 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida jury awarded $800,000 in damages to a little girl who received second-degree...
BNSF Railway Wins New Trial over $228 Million Jury Award in Biometric Data Case July 3, 2023 By Mike Scarcella A U.S. judge on Friday ordered a new trial on damages against BNSF Railway in a privacy class action, in...
Judge Awards Black Church $1 Million After BLM Banner Burned by Proud Boys During Protest July 3, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) – A judge on Friday awarded more than $1 million to a Black church in downtown Washington, D.C....
PacifiCorp Could Be on the Hook for Billions After Jury Verdict in Oregon Wildfires June 14, 2023 By Andrew Selsky and Gene Johnson PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A jury in Oregon on Monday found the electric utility PacifiCorp responsible for causing devastating fires...
N.Y. Lawmakers Send Bill Overhauling Wrongful Death Law to Governor June 13, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson New York lawmakers have again overwhelmingly passed legislation to overhaul the state’s 1847 law that governs damages that can be...
Georgia Couple Awarded $135.5M for Polluted Land and Water May 5, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) – A federal jury has awarded a Georgia couple $135.5 million for damages to their property by...
Court: Exxon, Guyana’s Environmental Agency in Breach of Oil-Spill Insurance May 4, 2023 By Kiana Wilburg GEORGETOWN –– An Exxon Mobil unit is in breach of insurance obligations for its first offshore oil project in Guyana...