Latest California Headlines
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2 California Men Nabbed for $1.4M Mobile Phone Insurance Scam
May 28 2015 // Jason Kwon, 32, of Santa Fe Springs, Calif., and David Chang, 32, of Burbank face 41 felony counts of insurance fraud, grand theft and identity theft for allegedly submitting fraudulent claims totaling $1.3 million to...
Sirius XM to Face Class Action in Turtles Copyright Suit
May 28 2015 // A U.S. judge in California allowed a class action lawsuit to proceed on Wednesday against satellite-radio company Sirius XM Holdings Inc over the payment of royalties for songs produced before 1972, in a case that is being...
First Major California Insurer to Offer Ridesharing Endorsement
May 27 2015 // Farmers will become the first large California insurer to start offering a ridesharing insurance product on Thursday. In an announcement made at the Los Angeles office of California Department of Insurance today,...
California Sandwich Maker Recalls 213,000 Pounds of Meat
May 27 2015 // Fast-food restaurant Lee’s Sandwiches has recalled 213,000 pounds of meat because it bore unauthorized United States Department of Agriculture marks of inspection, despite having not been inspected properly. The...
California Man Accused of Insurance Inspection Invoice Scam Nabbed
May 26 2015 // A California man was arrested in Arizona on charges that he scammed hundreds of people in three states in a fire insurance inspection scheme. Robert Musich, 46, was being held on bond following his arrest in Lake Havasu...
More Than 7,700 Gallons of Oil Sopped Up from California Coast
May 22 2015 // More than 7,700 gallons of oil has been raked, skimmed and vacuumed from a spill that stretched across 9 miles of California coast, just a fraction of the sticky, stinking goo that escaped from a broken pipeline, officials...
Swarm of Small Quakes Shake Southern California Desert
May 22 2015 // A swarm of small earthquakes have struck a sparsely populated area of the Southern California desert, but there were no reports of any damages or injuries. The first, a magnitude-4.0 quake, struck at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday at...
EPIC in California Names Lamison Director of Benefits Technology
May 21 2015 // San Francisco, Calif.-based Edgewood Partners Insurance Center has named Myesha Lamison director of benefits technology as a part of EPIC’s employer services platform team. Lamison will be based in EPIC’s San...
Cleanup Continues for Oil Pipeline Spill Along Southern California Coast
May 21 2015 // California Governor Jerry Brown declared an emergency in Santa Barbara County after a Plains All American Pipeline LP oil conduit leaked as much as 2,500 barrels of crude along the state’s southern coastline. About...
Northern California Children’s Home Hit With Abuse Lawsuit
May 20 2015 // A group of former foster children alleging abuses at the Valley of the Moon Children’s Home in Northern California dating back to 20 years ago has filed a lawsuit against the facility. The lawsuit was filed earlier...
Beer Bikes Bill Advances in California Legislature
May 20 2015 // California lawmakers have advanced a bill that would allow so-called beer bikes to operate on streets, but leaves cities to decide if alcohol is allowed on board. The Senate this week unanimously passed the bill by Sen....
California Man Pleads Guilty to Setting Car Ablaze to Cash in on Insurance
May 19 2015 // Richard Peters, 36, of Lakeside, Calif., pleaded guilty to one felony count of insurance fraud after being arrested last week by the San Diego Urban Auto Insurance Fraud Task Force on suspicion that he set fire to his...
Auto Insurance Specialists Wins 2015 Biggie Award for Preferred Agency of the Year
May 19 2015 // AIS honored by the BIG Independent Group for the second time in three years. Cerritos, California (May 19, 2015) – Auto Insurance Specialists (AIS), a leading national independent agency for auto insurance, homeowners...
EPIC Acquires Executive Financial in Southern California
May 18 2015 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center has acquired Los Angeles, Calif.-based Executive Financial Inc. Executive Financial is an employee benefits consulting firm specializing in executive benefits, life and disability...
Southern California Insurance Scammers Busted For Felony Fraud
May 18 2015 // Anthony Riste, 45, and Brandy Riste, 22, both of Los Angeles, Calif., were arrested on two felony counts of insurance fraud after they allegedly conspired with Bobby Vlado, 40, to defraud Alliance United Insurance Co. out...
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WCRI: Medical Payment Per Claim in California Fell Following Reforms
May 18 2015 // The average medical payment per claim for treating injured workers fell by 5 percent in California in 2013, according to a study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. The findings could reflect some early impact...
Data Stolen on 900 Southern California Mental Health Patients
May 18 2015 // Authorities say personal information on 900 Los Angeles County mental health patients was stolen but it’s unclear if any of it was misused for ID theft. Documents with Social Security numbers, birth dates, medical...
Bumble Bee, 2 Managers Charged in Oven Death of California Worker
May 18 2015 // Bumble Bee Foods and two managers have been charged by Los Angeles prosecutors with violating safety regulations in the death of a worker who was cooked in an industrial oven with tons of tuna. Jose Melena was performing...
California Jury Awards Woman $13 Million for Asbestos Exposure from Talcum
May 18 2015 // A Los Angeles, Calif. jury has awarded $13 million to a 73-year-old woman who contracted a deadly disease from using asbestos-containing talcum powder manufactured by Colgate-Palmolive Co. The verdict last month in...
