Months after fire tore through Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades neighborhood, homeowners are struggling to get reimbursed — not for houses reduced to rubble, but for the damage of smoke and toxins in the properties that remain. For residents such as Read more…

A Maryland resident with 414 outstanding traffic citations, including 360 for excessive speeding, is being hauled into court by District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb who is seeking to collect the $168,168 in unpaid fines and penalties she Read more…

Lawmakers in Texas, Oklahoma and Nevada have recently approved changes aimed at helping their states dip into the lucrative side of corporate litigation that Delaware, with a specialized court and business-friendly laws, has dominated as the world’s incorporation capital. Concerned Read more…

Dozens of researchers are chasing, driving and running into storms to collect fresh hail, getting their car bodies and their own bodies dented in the name of science. They hope these hailstones will reveal secrets about storms, damage and maybe Read more…

French investigators on Tuesday ordered Tesla to stop what they called “deceptive business practices” or face thousands of euros in fines. Investigators at the finance ministry’s Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control office said the automaker had engaged in deceptive Read more…

A Colorado dance hall operator must pay $100,000 to former employees to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit ‘Murica LLC, operator of the Western-themed Starlite Station bar and dance hall in Greeley, Colorado, and its owners were ordered to Read more…

Two Florida men, one a former life insurance broker, have been indicted in what prosecutors describe as a scheme to steal more than $100 million from a nonprofit that managed funds for people with disabilities and special needs. Federal authorities Read more…

Assets designed to help fight climate change may soon risk losing access to insurance unless they’re adequately shielded from extreme weather events. Roughly 46% of Europe’s total renewable generation capacity will be at “critical risk” from the fallout of climate Read more…

An Alabama law firm wasted little time in filing a proposed class-action lawsuit against Aflac Inc., claiming the supplemental insurance giant knew the risks of a cyberattack and failed to protect policyholders’ private information. “Defendant disregarded the rights of Plaintiff Read more…

Wildfire warnings were issued across the Mediterranean, as temperatures soar to 40C (104F) in parts of Spain, Italy, and Greece. Italian authorities are already tackling a blaze near the town of Bernalda in Basilicata [Italy], while Greece has drafted in Read more…