Acknowledging a $3.5 million fine for 84 deaths is woefully inadequate, a Butte County judge on Thursday nevertheless imposed the harshest penalty allowed under law against Pacific Gas and Electric for causing the most destructive wildfire in California history, the 2018 Camp Fire.
Read moreRecounting the final terror-filled moments of their loved ones’ lives, family members of those killed in the 2018 Camp Fire testified Wednesday that a maximum $3.5 million fine for 84 deaths caused by Pacific Gas and Electric’s faulty equipment doesn’t come close to resembling justice.
Read moreStaring at pictures of the faces of 84 people killed in a deadly fire sparked by his company’s equipment, Pacific Gas and Electric’s chief executive on Tuesday pleaded guilty to 84 counts of manslaughter and one count of recklessly starting the most destructive wildfire in California history.
Read moreAn Ethiopian woman who killed her abusive husband is seeking to change Minnesota’s pardon system, but may have an uphill battle ahead of her.
Read moreA man wanted by British police over the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in a lorry container last year appeared in an Irish court Tuesday, facing extradition on manslaughter charges.
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A federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday rejected Pacific Gas and Electric’s attempt to funnel a payment for a criminal fine related to the deadly 2018 Camp Fire through a $13.5 billion trust for wildfire victims.
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LONDON (AP) — A truck driver accused in the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants whose bodies were found inside a
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Despite objections from fire victims and a district attorney, Pacific Gas and Electric wants to deduct $4 million from a compensation fund for fire victims to pay its criminal fine for 84 counts of manslaughter arising from the deadly Camp Fire.
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Pacific Gas and Electric will plead guilty to 84 counts of manslaughter and one count of unlawfully starting the deadly 2018 Camp Fire under a plea deal reached with California prosecutors, the utility giant announced Monday morning.
Read moreTwo suburban Oklahoma City high school students have died after a group of cross-country runners was struck by a pickup truck that police say was driven by man whose son was killed in a traffic crash over the weekend.
Read moreIndian police have sealed a private hospital and charged staff for manslaughter after a newborn baby was mauled to death by dogs inside an operating theatre, an investigator said Tuesday.
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A woman who sent her boyfriend text messages urging him to kill himself failed Monday to secure a review of her conviction by the U.S. Supreme Court. Three women who went topless at the beach were also turned down.
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“Affluenza” killer Ethan Couch is back in a Texas jail Thursday on claims of a failed drug test, two years after he was released for fleeing to Mexico with his mother from an earlier parole violation.
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An American diplomat’s wife who left Britain after being involved in a fatal road accident that killed a British teenager has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, British prosecutors said Friday.
Read moreA former anesthesiologist was properly convicted of manslaughter for prescribing opioids to two patients who overdosed on the drugs, a New York appeals court ruled. Other patients and their families testified that his pain management clinic was essentially a “pill mill” where he excessively prescribed addictive drugs and ignored patients’ abuse of the meds.
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A truck driver charged with manslaughter for the deaths of 39 Vietnamese immigrants whose bodies were found in the back of a truck outside London pleaded guilty Monday to lesser charges, as police made a new arrest in the case.
Read moreA father was properly convicted of manslaughter for the death of his 12-year-old daughter, an Oregon appeals court ruled. The man and his wife did not seek medical care for their child, who died of ketoacidosis. The lower court properly introduced evidence the man avoided traditional medical care due to his religious beliefs and “looked to God to heal the body.”
Read moreThe Florida man who shot and killed an unarmed black man in a convenience store parking lot, reigniting the debate over the state’s controversial “stand your ground” law, will serve a 20-year prison sentence, a judge ruled Thursday.
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A former Georgia police officer who shot to death a fleeing, unarmed black man was acquitted Saturday of voluntary and involuntary manslaughter.
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