Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Claims for Broker Negligence Assignable
Mar 21 2016 // A California intermediate appellate court has reaffirmed that a professional negligence claim against a client’s property/casualty insurance broker is freely assignable. It also held that the assigned rights are...
California Judge: Lyft Lawsuit Against Uber Exec Should Go to Trial
Mar 18 2016 // An Uber executive lost a bid to throw out a breach of contract lawsuit filed against him by his former employer, Lyft, in advance of a trial scheduled for next month, according to a tentative ruling by a California state...
Judge Dismisses California Lawsuit over Duracell Batteries Guarantee
Mar 17 2016 // A federal judge threw out a lawsuit accusing Procter & Gamble Co. of misleading consumers by guaranteeing that Duracell batteries would not fail for 10 years, when in fact the batteries might leak when used or stored...
Online Comparison Launched by California Department of Insurance
Mar 16 2016 // Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones wants California drivers know about the department’s online tool that helps consumers shop for different insurers based on price. The tool is now being launched by the California...
California University Students Ride to Class in Driverless Shuttle
Mar 16 2016 // Students at Sacramento State in California are being offered a ride to class in a driverless shuttle whose inventors hope will become the favored method of transportation on campuses and other small communities. The...
Unknown Amount of Oil from Leaking Cargo Ship in Southern California Harbor
Mar 15 2016 // Authorities say a large cargo ship has leaked an unknown amount of oil in the Los Angeles Harbor. The Coast Guard says the leak was reported Sunday evening, where an oily sheen was visible near the vessel Istra...
Court Rules ‘Bond King’ Gross Can Pursue $200M Lawsuit Against Allianz’ PIMCO
Mar 15 2016 // Bond manager Bill Gross will be able to pursue his lawsuit to recoup at least $200 million he claims that Pacific Investment Management Co. owes him in the wake of his 2014 ouster from the firm he co-founded. California...
California School District And Administrators Ignored Sex Abuse, Lawsuit Charges
Mar 14 2016 // Twenty Los Angeles, Calif.-area boys who say a Torrance High School wrestling coach sexually abused them are suing the school district and administrators, claiming they failed to protect the teens and ignored past...
California Ridesharing Bills Stalled in Committee Where Chair Has Taxi Ties
Mar 14 2016 // Two California bills to ease regulation of Uber and other ridesharing companies have been bottled up for nearly a year in a committee chaired by a lawmaker whose brothers own a San Diego taxi company. But state Sen. Ben...
California Bill Would Enable Independent Contractors to Unionize
Mar 11 2016 // A longshot proposal introduced this week would make California the first state to allow rideshare drivers and all other independent contractors to unionize. The legislation comes one week after the U.S. Chamber of Commerce...
Woodruff-Sawyer Names Landucci Vice President in California
Mar 9 2016 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Michael Landucci vice president and account executive of the firm’s San Francisco, Calif.-based construction practice. He has 14 years of experience and has specialized in risk...
Former California Agent Admits To Embezzling From Clients
Mar 7 2016 // Julie Diane Shinar, 44, of Long Beach, Calif., was convicted of theft by embezzlement in Long Beach Superior Court. Shinar was ordered to serve three years of formal probation and pay $29,158 in restitution to her...
California Construction Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud
Mar 7 2016 // The owner of a Sacramento, Calif. construction company has pleaded guilty to tax evasion and workers’ comp insurance fraud. The Sacramento Bee reported that 47-year-old William Alan Huffman entered his plea last week...
Protector Holdings Acquires BetterWay Insurance in California
Mar 7 2016 // Protector Holdings has acquired Concord, Calif.-based BetterWay Insurance Services. Terms of the deal were not released. BetterWay specializes in providing insurance services to Hispanic consumers, and writes wries auto,...
Report: Most California Workers’ Comp Medical Review Decisions Upheld
Mar 7 2016 // An examination of California workers’ compensation independent medical review decisions shows roughly nine-in-10 of disputed medical service requests reviewed by an IMR physician agree with the utilization review...
California Commissioner, Allstate Agree to Homeowner Rate Reduction
Mar 7 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones reached an agreement last month with Allstate Insurance Co. and Allstate Indemnity Insurance to reduce the carrier’s homeowner insurance rates statewide by an average of...
People – West
Mar 7 2016 // Cypress, Calif.-based UCA General Insurance Services Inc. has named Frank Stipati president of the firm. He will be responsible for day-to-day operations and the profitability of UCA. Stipati has held various positions...
Google Self-Driving Car Hits Bus in California Crash
Mar 7 2016 // Alphabet Inc.’s Google self-driving car struck a municipal bus in a minor crash, in what may be the first case of one of its autonomous cars hitting another vehicle. In a Feb. 23 report filed with California...
California’s Porter Ranch Blowout Highlights Evacuation Risk
Mar 7 2016 // Editor’s note: This is part two of a three-part series on the oil and gas industry. The first article covered the important changes that occurred in 2015 and the significance of the Porter Ranch, Calif., blowout that...
California Surplus Lines Association Elects Houska Chair, New Board
Mar 4 2016 // The members of the Surplus Line Association of California have elected Chris Houska, Western region managing director of R-T Specialty LLC, chair of the SLA Board of Directors. Houska’s election was finalized after...
