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News Oct 11, 2017

Big Rivers Lawsuit Nears End; City’s Utility Could Receive Millions

City Commissioners agreed to settle a lawsuit with Big Rivers Electric, pushing the city a step closer to the end of a long-standing dispute with the electric company. Henderson Municipal Power and Light could receive $6.25 million to settle the lawsuit, which stems from a 2009 spat over whether the city had the rights to sell excess energy it bought from Big Rivers. Henderson City Commission and Mayor Steve Austin unanimously approved a resolution to accept the settlement at a September meeting. The deal isn’t final, yet. Henderson Municipal Power & Light General Manager Chris Heimgartner said …

Lawsuits Feb 27, 2017

Nation’s First Lawsuit Filed Against EPA’s Scott Pruitt

Thursday, Columbia Riverkeeper filed the nation’s first lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s administrator Scott Pruitt, Columbia Riverkeeper et al. v. Pruitt. Pruitt has deep ties to the fossil fuel industry.

Lawsuits Aug 17, 2016

Lawsuit Aims to Lower Columbia and Snake River Temperatures for Salmon

Conservation groups announced plans Monday to sue the Environmental Protection Agency. They say the agency isn’t doing enough to protect salmon from high water temperatures on the Columbia and Snake rivers. Warm water can be deadly for salmon.

Settlements May 23, 2016

Medical Malpractice Lawsuit in Joan Rivers’ Death Settled

The family of comedian Joan Rivers, who died days after undergoing a routine endoscopy at a New York City clinic, has settled a medical malpractice lawsuit against the facility, the family’s attorneys said Thursday. The 81-year-old comedian and star of the show “Fashion Police” on E! died Sept. 4, 2014, days after she went in for a routine procedure at Yorkville Endoscopy on Manhattan’s Upper …