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Pilot Group Wins Long-Running Fight Over Airport Safety Standards Watsonville, Calif. — A Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge has ruled that the City of Watsonville violated California law when it approved a 21-unit housing development near Watsonville Municipal Airport, handing a major victory to a pilot advocacy group that has

More Than 1,450 Part-Time Professors Set to Receive Compensation Los Angeles — The Long Beach Community College District has agreed to pay $18 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by more than 1,450 part-time professors who say they were required to work unpaid hours outside the classroom. The

State Accuses Retailer of Pressuring Merchants to Prevent Lower Prices Elsewhere San Francisco — California Attorney General Rob Bonta is asking a state judge to order Amazon.com to stop what he calls an unlawful effort to keep prices high for consumers by pressuring merchants not to offer lower prices on

Union Says Officials Wrongly Blocked Ballot Measure Union Files Suit After Petition Rejection Conroe, TX—The Conroe Professional Fire Fighters Association has filed a lawsuit against the city of Conroe, accusing officials of violating state law when they refused to place a collective bargaining measure on the May ballot. The

Lawsuit Centers on Overprinted Tickets at Scottsdale Convenience Store Retailer Seeks Ruling on Jackpot Claim Scottsdale, Ariz.—Circle K has filed a lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior Court asking a judge to determine who is entitled to a $12.8 million Arizona Lottery prize after a disputed winning ticket was

Family of Quarry Worker Receives $850,000 in Combined Payments Settlement Reached Before Trial San Antonio—CPS Energy and a Texas cement supplier have agreed to pay a combined $850,000 to the family of a man who died after being electrocuted by a downed power line at a quarry