Climate change is raising the risk of blazes that are started by power lines and other utility equipment in many parts of the U.S. besides California.
Category: Compensation for Damages (Law)
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Tesla Settles Discrimination Suit With Former Factory Worker
The carmaker and energy company settled with a Black man who had worked at its California factory and had won a $3 million judgment against the company.
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Investigation Finds World Bank Failed to Police Abuse at Kenyan Schools
The World Bank’s investment arm has been facing scrutiny over sexual abuse at a program it was financing.
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Alabama IVF Protection Bill Will Reopen Clinics but Curb Patient Rights
Here’s what to know about the legislation, which the state legislature is expected to approve overwhelmingly on Wednesday.
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German Authorities Seize $2 Billion Worth of Bitcoin
The police described the transfer of funds as the “most extensive seizure of Bitcoins by law enforcement in the Federal Republic of Germany.”
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Philips Suspends Sales of CPAP and Other Breathing Devices After Recall
Under a settlement with regulators, the company must revamp some operations before resuming sales of its CPAP and ventilator devices in the United States.
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Kona Coffee Lawsuit: How Science Helped Farmers Look for Counterfeit Beans
A testing method borrowed from geology helped farmers sue a slew of stores selling supposed “Kona” coffee.
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How to Claim a Share of Verizon’s $100 Million Proposed Settlement
Verizon customers that were charged administrative fees are eligible to apply, though payments are likely to be small and rise to $100 at most.
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The Times Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over A.I.’s Use of Copyrighted Work
Millions of articles from The New York Times were used to train chatbots that now compete with it, the lawsuit said.
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Why Do People File for Bankruptcy?
Rudy Giuliani filed for bankruptcy a day after a judge ordered him to start paying $148 million in damages to two former Georgia election workers.
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Airbnb to Pay About $20 Million After Charging Australians in U.S. Dollars
Airbnb admitted in Australian court that it had made “false or misleading representations,” charging customers in U.S. currency instead of Australian dollars.