SACRAMENTO — California on Thursday announced it will sue the companies that make and promote most of the nation's insulin, accusing them of scheming to illegally increase the price of the drug and demanding they return millions of dollars to some diabetics who state officials say were overcharged for the...
Court Hearing Could Decide Fate of Tower Theatre Sale
A Fresno County judge will decide whether to block the sale of a portion of the Tower Theatre. Judge Rosemary McGuire will hear a request from the owners of Sequoia Brewing Company to place an injunction on the sale of the building they lease from the owners of the Tower...
Bakersfield Doctors Sued for Refusing to Treat HIV Patient
The Justice Department sued two Bakersfield doctors on Thursday for refusing to provide routine medical care to a patient with HIV. "The Justice Department continues to work to end discriminatory and stigmatizing treatment of people with HIV based on unfounded fears and stereotypes," said Acting Assistant Attorney General John Daukas...
$10 Million Settlement Reached in Police Shooting of Lake Tahoe Vacationer
SAN FRANCISCO — A Northern California county has agreed to pay nearly $10 million to settle a lawsuit by a Silicon Valley software engineer who was having a mental health crisis when a deputy shot him, paralyzing him from the waist down. Placer County agreed to pay Samuel Kolb, 50,...
Judge: Trump Can’t Be Replaced as Defendant in Defamation Suit
NEW YORK — A federal judge on Tuesday denied President Donald Trump's request that the United States replace him as the defendant in a defamation lawsuit alleging he raped a woman in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s. The decision by U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan came after...
Humira Maker to Settle California Lawsuit for $24 Million
OAKLAND — The maker of the drug Humira will pay $24 million to settle a California lawsuit that alleged it violated an insurance fraud law, the state Department of Insurance announced Thursday. AbbVie Inc. agreed to change the way it markets Humira but continues to deny wrongdoing, according to the...
Singer Says Lawsuit Over Lady a Name Is 'White Privilege'
Singer Anita White, who was sued by a country group over the use of the name Lady A, says the group is using their white privilege against her. The band, who had previously been known as Lady Antebellum, filed a lawsuit in federal court on Wednesday seeking a ruling that their use...
Ex-Wife of 'Da Vinci Code' Author Alleges He Led Double Life
BOSTON — The ex-wife of “The Da Vinci Code” author Dan Brown has filed a lawsuit alleging the man known for writing about conspiracies and secret societies led a double life during their marriage that included a tryst with a Dutch horse trainer and other affairs. In her lawsuit filed...
‘Diesel Brothers’ TV Show Appeals Air Pollution Fine
OGDEN, Utah — The stars of the “Diesel Brothers” reality TV show are appealing a federal court ruling requiring them to pay $848,000 to the U.S. government and a Utah county over pollution law violations. U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby of Salt Lake City ruled in March that David “Heavy...
Assemis Pause Pistachio Plant Construction As Lawsuit Continues
The Assemis have agreed to halt construction on a pistachio processing plant in western Fresno County until county officials have a chance to fully vet the project. Ventana South, LLC and Touchstone Pistachio, LLC entered into a code enforcement settlement agreement with the county over the project in Cantua Creek,...