Judge: Assertion of Virus’ Presence a Reason for Case Against Ohio Insurer to Proceed August 2, 2021 A gym and fitness center in Pennsylvania won a minor victory on July 13 in a dispute with an Ohio-based...
5.44% Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease OK’d in Wisconsin August 2, 2021 Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable approved an overall 5.44% decrease in workers’ compensation insurance rates, effective Oct. 1, 2021. It’s...
PG&E in California Will Pay to Bury Power Lines to Prevent Wildfires August 2, 2021 By Noor Zainab Hussain California power company Pacific Gas and Electric said on it would bury 10,000 miles of power lines in high-risk fire...
Oregon Home Manufacturer Sued for Alleged Racism, Discrimination August 2, 2021 Two former employees of a home manufacturing company in eastern Oregon filed a lawsuit saying they endured anti-Black racism and...
Officials: Lightning Likely Caused 2020 California Forest Fire August 2, 2021 A lightning strike likely ignited a 2020 wildfire in California’s Sierra National Forest, but the U.S. Forest Service said it...
Former California Insurance Agent Sentenced for Embezzling August 2, 2021 Anna Gabriela Garcia, also known as Anna Nuno-Garcia, 48, of Capistrano Beach, Calif., was sentenced in Orange County Superior Court...
California Healthcare Provider Paying $37M to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuits August 2, 2021 Southern California-based Prime Healthcare Services and two of its doctors will pay $37.5 million to settle whistleblower lawsuits that claimed...
California Commissioner Lowers Workers’ Comp Benchmark August 2, 2021 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara adopted and issued lower rates for workers’ compensation insurance benchmark rate by 5 cents to...
Bomb Squad Caused Damaging California Fireworks Explosion, Officials Say August 2, 2021 By Stefanie Dazio Los Angeles bomb technicians grossly miscalculated the weight of homemade fireworks when they detonated them in a containment chamber, likely...
$5.5M Settlement Reached in Washington Nurse Lawsuit August 2, 2021 A class-action lawsuit brought by thousands of nurses who said they weren’t properly paid for lunch and other breaks has...