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fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago

A City of Oshawa tree caused sewage to back up in this woman's home. But the region won't cover plumbing costs | CBC News

Fiddler was doing laundry in her basement around 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 3, when she noticed the sink wasn't draining. Her husband tried to use a plunger, but they saw the water that returned had raw sewage in it. They then noticed water spilling out from the sealed water main drain in their basement's electrical room, she says. It was coming out quickly and it was like it's going to start flooding, she said.
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East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
2 weeks ago

Oakland's 'tortious interference' bankrupted a coal company. Now the city could owe millions.

Oakland faces potential hundreds of millions in damages for tortiously interfering with a developer's efforts to build a coal export terminal.
California
fromwww.whittierdailynews.com
3 weeks ago

California teacher wins $7.5 million in settlement over fall on sidewalk

Whittier agreed to a $7.5 million settlement after a jury found the city liable for a teacher's severe injuries from an upraised sidewalk.
California
fromPadailypost
1 month ago

City settles with woman hit by police car

Palo Alto will pay $400,000 to settle a lawsuit after Officer Arturo Bravo struck Pamela McGavock in a crosswalk, causing serious spinal injuries.
California
fromThe Oaklandside
1 month ago

Oakland settles for $7 million with injured cyclist

Oakland settled for $7 million after a 2017 bike crash caused by a known pothole that left Ty Whitehead with severe long-term brain injury.
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