Latest California Headlines
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Lawmakers in California to Weigh in on Rules For Medical Pot Shops
May 4 2015 // The California Legislature is considering multiple – and conflicting – plans to impose the first major statewide restrictions on medical marijuana dispensaries and growers. The debate over the billion-dollar industry...
3.9M Quake Shakes Buildings Across Southern California
May 4 2015 // A small earthquake has rattled the greater Los Angeles area, shaking buildings and waking residents over the weekend. There were no reports of injuries or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a...
IFG Cos. Names Denton Executive Managing Director in California
May 4 2015 // IFG Cos. has named Michael R. Denton executive managing director in property. He is based in IFG’s Irvine, Calif. office. Denton assumes responsibility for leading and managing the brokerage property division,...
Earthquake Fault Puts California at Risk for Tsunami
May 4 2015 // Scientists say the earthquake fault that runs through the coastal city of Ventura, Calif., can produce strong shaking and dangerous tsunamis, prompting state officials to study whether to revise hazard maps. The new...
California Workers’ Comp Premium Up 11% in 2014; Combined Ratio Still Exceeds 100
May 4 2015 // California written premium for calendar year 2014 was roughly $16.5 billion, 11 percent above 2013 and 88 percent above the written premium reported for 2009, according to a report from the California Workers’...
People – West
May 4 2015 // Lloyd’s of London named Richard Magrath regional director for its Western U.S. region. Magrath will be based in Los Angeles, Calif., with responsibility for market development activities in California, Oregon,...
CDI: True Religion Subcontractor Underreported $78M in Payroll
May 4 2015 // The owners of sewing companies subcontracted by True Religion Brand Jeans were arrested in mid-April on 18 felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud totaling more than $11 million in losses. Sung Hyun...
GEICO Names Jacobi Assistant Vice President in California
May 1 2015 // GEICO has named Greg Jacobi assistant vice president of underwriting in its San Diego, Calif. regional office. Previously, Jacobi served as assistant vice president of underwriting for the company’s Dallas regional...
Several California Hospitals Given Low Patient Safety Grades
May 1 2015 // Nearly 40 percent of California hospitals earned low ratings for patient safety in a recent national assessment. The Los Angeles Times reported that nonprofit The Leapfrog Group issued a national report card Wednesday that...
Data Stolen on 900 Southern California Mental Health Patients
May 1 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. The Los Angeles Times reported documents with Social Security...
California Jury Awards Woman $13M For Asbestos Exposure From Talcum
May 1 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 Tuesday in Superior...
ICW Group in California Names Engell Head of Data And Analytics
Apr 30 2015 // San Diego, Calif.-based ICW Group Insurance Cos. in California has named Danny Engell vice president of enterprise strategic planning and analytics. In this newly created position Engell will report to President and CEO...
Small quake Strikes Southern California, No Damage Reports
Apr 30 2015 // A magnitude 3.4 earthquake hit Carson, Calif. early Thursday, but no damage was reported. The quake was widely felt from downtown Los Angeles to Long Beach. It hit at 7:01 a.m. at a depth of 9.1 miles, according to the...
WCRI: Medical Payment Per Claim in California Fell Following Reforms
Apr 30 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...
California’s Brown Wants to Battle Drought With Fine For Water Wasters
Apr 30 2015 // California businesses and residents that waste the most water as the state copes with a drought should face $10,000 fines, Gov. Jerry Brown said, as his administration rejected calls from cities to relax its mandatory...
California Governor’s Aggressive Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
Apr 30 2015 // California would aggressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 under an ambitious plan announced by Gov. Jerry Brown. The governor’s executive order goes further than a federal proposal also aiming to curb...
Playboy Verdict Leads to Malpractice Suit in California
Apr 30 2015 // Playboy Enterprises Inc. claims Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP committed malpractice by not advising it to settle a retaliatory-firing lawsuit. The case is anything but salacious. Catherine Zulfer initially sued...
Bumble Bee, 2 Managers Charged in Oven Death of California Worker
Apr 29 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 Suburban Wildfire Sparked by Power Tool
Apr 29 2015 // Los Angeles fire officials say a brush fire in California that that briefly threatened homes in a heavily populated suburban neighborhood was caused by sparks from a power tool that a homeowner was using to clear...
Mud Run in Southern California Canceled Due To Drought
Apr 29 2015 // A popular mud run in Southern California has been canceled because officials don’t want to expend the water during the state’s historic drought. The Riverside Press-Enterprise newspaper reported that it would...
