The Las Vegas shooting hotel owner MGM reached a deal Thursday to pay over $735 million to victims of the massacre, officials said.  The shooting, which resulted in the death of Santa Clarita resident John Phippen and injury of dozens of other local residents, occurred on Oct. 1, 2017.  Owen, Patterson & Owen, a Santa Clarita personal injury law firm, ...

The family of a Los Angeles County fire captain killed in a 14 Freeway crash has filed a lawsuit against the State of California on Friday, officials said. Michael Shepard, 63, of Agua Dulce, was killed on Jan. 23 after crashing into a truck that was part of a sweeper detail, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Department ...

In the aftermath of a “landmark” decision that struck down a proposed Cemex mine in Soledad Canyon earlier this year, the company has filed a lawsuit against several federal agencies, officials said Friday. The lawsuit was filed in May against the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for allegedly “unlawfully” depriving Cemex of ...

A lawsuit, filed one week before the June 2016 primary election, has surfaced after now-Senator Scott Wilk was served this month. Star Moffatt, who ran against Wilk for Senate, filed the suit on May 31, 2016, with the goal of removing him from the primary ballot, according to Wilk’s attorney, Brian Hildreth. Moffatt attempted to remove Wilk from the 2016 ...

A Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station lieutenant has filed a lawsuit against the department alleging retaliation after trying to inform the public about several shootings at Malibu Creek State Park, according to officials. Lt. James Royal filed a lawsuit on June 6 against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the County of Los Angeles, Division Chief John Benedict and 100 ...

A Valencia High School teacher is suing the William S. Hart Union High School District, alleging years of racial discrimination, officials said Tuesday. Kimberly Forbes filed a lawsuit on May 29 in the Los Angeles Superior Court against the Hart District, Valencia High School and several individuals based on allegations of retaliation, title IX violations, intentional infliction of emotional distress ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is expected to approve a lawsuit settlement of over $580,000 after a firefighter-involved crash in Canyon Country. In September 2015, a firefighter was responding to an emergency call with lights and sirens activated on Sierra Highway near Whispering Hills Drive, according to a report from the Office of the County Counsel. “The (firefighter) ...

Los Angeles County officials filed a lawsuit against Southern California Edison (SoCal Edison) and Edison International Thursday to recover costs and damages from the devastating Woolsey Fire, officials said. The fire, which started Nov. 8, 2018, consumed more than 96,000 acres, destroyed 1,643 buildings, damaged another 360 structures, put hundreds of surviving homes at risk of mudslides and debris flow, ...

A wrongful death lawsuit has been settled for $4.6 million, after a 2016 fatal shooting on an unarmed man in Castaic. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion on Feb. 20 for a settlement against the Sheriff’s Department alleging negligence of a deputy in a fatal incident. In August 2016, William Bowers, 51, was riding his bicycle ...

Sunshine Learning Center is being sued in civil court by the mother of a 2-year-old child after a nude video was posted to social media. In August 2018, a teacher at the center located on Wiley Canyon Road allegedly posted a video of the child’s bare buttocks on Snapchat with the caption “She’s ready for that three day weekend,” according ...