Latest California Headlines
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Jury Awards $10M to Family of Teen Who Died at California Facility
Aug 3 2015 // The family of a teenage boy who died at a Mission Viejo care facility has been awarded more than $10 million for damages relating to the boy’s death. Fifteen-year-old Kevin Barr died at a Lonika’s Home Inc....
Report on California Workers’ Comp Reforms Touts Successes
Aug 3 2015 // The Department of Industrial Relations and its Division of Workers’ Compensation have released a report on progress implementing California’s workers’ compensation reforms. The report details increased...
Another Power Outage Hits Large Southern California City
Jul 31 2015 // Hundreds of residents and businesses in Long Beach, Calif. will be without power until Friday evening, according to reports. Long Beach, a city of nearly half-a-million, was struck by a power outage on Thursday for the...
Edison Expects 2016 Hearing on $7.57B California Reactor Claim
Jul 31 2015 // Edison International expects a hearing to be held next year on its $7.57 billion damage claim against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. over the shutdown of a Southern California nuclear power plant. A confidentiality order...
Intellectual Property: Conan O’Brien, Doobie Brothers, ‘Happy Birthday’, Michael Jordan
Jul 31 2015 // Conan O’Brien Sued Over Jokes Comedian Conan O’Brien was sued for copyright infringement for using several jokes on his late-night talk show that he’s accused of lifting from the Internet. In a complaint...
Firefighters Hold California Wildfire That Jumped Line
Jul 30 2015 // Crews battling the toughest of several wildfires burning across the state held their ground late Wednesday, keeping a blaze east of California’s Napa Valley from jumping any more containment lines, fire officials...
More Wildfires in California, But Less Damage
Jul 28 2015 // The number of California wildfires so far this year is up, but the acreage burned is smaller, the result of favorable weather and more firefighters who can quickly be dispatched to corral flames, fire officials say. Since...
Mitsubishi Says Edison Claims $7.57B over California Nuclear Facility
Jul 28 2015 // Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said the operator of the San Onofre nuclear plant is claiming $7.57 billion in damages related to the shutdown of the California facility. The Tokyo-based company said in a filing that U.S....
Cal Fire Captain, Insurance Agent Brother Arrested For Insurance Fraud
Jul 27 2015 // A California Fire captain and his insurance agent brother have been arrested for insurance fraud. Neal Moriarty, 38, a Cal Fire Captain, and Ross Moriarty, 42, a licensed insurance agent, were arrested last week on...
Northern California Wildfire Threatens Homes, Prompts Evacuations
Jul 27 2015 // A Northern California wildfire raced through more than six square miles of drought-stricken timber over the weekend, threatening at least 150 rural homes in the Sierra Nevada, authorities said. The blaze forced evacuations...
MOC Insurance in California Makes New Hires
Jul 24 2015 // MOC Insurance Services made several additions to its California team. Leanna Dole was named account executive. Dole’s focus is on personal, high net worth accounts. She has 25 years of industry expertise. Prior to...
Former California Agent Ordered to Pay Restitution for Premium Theft
Jul 24 2015 // Christopher Emery, 33, of Downey, Calif. formerly a licensed insurance broker doing business as CPE Insurance Services, has plead guilty to seven felony counts of grand theft for stealing insurance premiums. Emery...
Report on California Workers’ Comp Reforms Touts Successes
Jul 23 2015 // The Department of Industrial Relations and its Division of Workers’ Compensation have released a report on progress implementing California’s workers’ compensation reforms. The report details increased...
Teague Acquires C. Lee Williams in Southern California
Jul 22 2015 // Teague Insurance has acquired C. Lee Williams Insurance, a pair agencies that have been located in the San Diego, Calif. area for more than 50 years. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. C. Lee Williams was founded in...
Jury Awards $10M to Family of Teen Who Died at California Facility
Jul 22 2015 // The family of a teenage boy who died at a Mission Viejo care facility has been awarded more than $10 million for damages relating to the boy’s death. The Orange County Register reported that 15-year-old Kevin Barr...
Alliant Acquires Garibaldi in Central California
Jul 22 2015 // Alliant Insurance Services has acquired Todd Garibaldi Insurance Agency Inc. in Lodi, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Garibaldi will join Alliant as senior vice president in agribusiness and food services....
Gullickson to Head Western Growers Insurance Services in California
Jul 22 2015 // Jeffrey Gullickson will head Western Growers Insurance Services. Gullickson was named senior vice president of the firm, and assumes responsibility for its production, account management and support teams at its Irvine,...
California Judge Orders Kaiser to Broaden Reconstructive Surgery Coverage
Jul 21 2015 // A California judge has ruled that Kaiser Permanente cannot systematically classify removal of excess skin following bariatric weight loss surgery as a cosmetic procedure after a trial in a class action case. The trial...
California Storms Collapse Bridge, Snarling Traffic
Jul 21 2015 // All traffic along a major freeway connecting California and Arizona was blocked indefinitely when a bridge over a desert wash collapsed during heavy rain, and the roadway in the opposite direction suffered severe damage,...
Small Earthquake Strikes Northern California over Weekend
Jul 20 2015 // A small earthquake has struck near the mountain town of Truckee in Northern California. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-3.5 quake occurred about 6:36 p.m. Saturday. The epicenter was 9 miles northwest of...
