OC Seller of Workout Studio Franchises Reaches $17M Settlement with FTC
An Orange County company that sells franchises for popular boutique fitness studios has reached an agreement with the…
El Dorado County pays $3M to man who spent 15 years in prison
El Dorado County has paid a $3.25 million settlement to a man who spent 15 years in prison…
Deal allows State Farm to keep rate hike, without scrutiny over firestorm payouts
A brokered deal with regulators and consumer advocates will allow State Farm General to keep controversial increases in…
Sacramento pays $8M to innocent man who spent 19 years in prison
Sacramento County paid Jeremy Puckett an $8.25 million settlement in 2025 after he spent 19 years in prison…
Settlement reached over foster parent sexual abuse in Fresno
Fresno County and a local foster parent agency agreed to pay $2.5 million to three sisters who said…
Long Beach Community College District to pay $18M to settle adjunct lawsuit
The Long Beach Community College District has agreed to pay $18 million to more than 1,450 part-time professors…
Berkshire’s Pacificorp Pays $575M to Settle Oregon, California Wildfire Claims
PacifiCorp, a utility owned by Berkshire Hathaway, agreed to pay $575 million to resolve U.S. government damages claims…
LAUSD borrowing $250 million to settle sex abuse claims — on top of earlier half billion
With costs mounting for alleged sexual misconduct cases, the Los Angeles school board has approved $250 million in…
L.A. County seeks to change law behind billions in sex abuse payouts
At a luncheon this week for L.A. County politicos, Supervisor Kathryn Barger pitched what she framed as a…
SF teachers end four-day strike in $183 million deal
Teachers in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) ended a four-day strike Friday morning. The strike, organized…
Disney to pay $2.75 million in settlement over California Consumer Privacy Act
Walt Disney Co. will pay $2.75 million to settle allegations that it violated the California Consumer Privacy Act…
Law firm’s contract hiked to nearly $7.5 million in L.A. homelessness case
The Los Angeles City Council has again increased what it will pay Gibson Dunn to represent it in…