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Trump, EU Agree to Trade Talks; Place Auto Tariffs on Hold
Jul 26 2018 // In what the EU chief called a “major concession,” U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on Wednesday to refrain from imposing car tariffs while the two sides launch negotiations to cut other trade barriers, easing...
Second Group Reaches $11.5M Settlement in Washington Landslide
Jul 24 2018 // A second group of relatives of people killed in the deadly Oso landslide has reached an $11.5 million settlement with Washington state and a timber company that logged an area above the site of the collapse. The Daily...
Jury Awards $640K to Washington Man in Excessive Force Case
Jul 23 2018 // A federal jury has awarded a Federal Way, Wash. man $640,000 after finding a police officer used excessive force when arresting him at an accident scene in 2014. The Seattle Times reported that the jury gave Josiah Hunter...
Washington Asbestos Removal Company Fined $229K for Unsafe Conditions
Jul 17 2018 // An Edmonds, Wash.-based asbestos removal contractor has been cited by the Washington Department of Labor & Industries for multiple willful safety violations for improper handling of asbestos. Along with the citations,...
Trump Administration Forms Financial Frauds Task Force
Jul 16 2018 // In forming a new task force to protect consumers from fraud, the Trump administration made clear that one of the greatest threats to the public is just emerging: red-hot markets for crypto coins. The inclusion of virtual...
PEMCO Insurance in Washington Adds Geurts to Marketing Department
Jul 13 2018 // PEMCO Insurance has named Diane Geurts a communication manager for the company’s marketing department. Geurts has spent 20 years working in marketing and communications roles. Geurts will support PEMCO’s...
Stone Creek Names Lesser Account Manager in Washington
Jul 11 2018 // Stone Creek Insurance Agency has named Rochelle Lesser as junior account manager in the downtown Spokane, Wash. office. Lesser will help grow the Spokane office. She comes to Stone Creek with prior experience at both...
Amtrak Rail Cars in Fatal Washington Crash Had Safety Waiver
Jul 11 2018 // The passenger rail cars on an Amtrak train that derailed near Seattle, Wash. last December, killing three people, were allowed by federal regulators to stay in service even though they didn’t meet current...
Washington’s Skagit County Gets New Tsunami Planning Maps
Jul 9 2018 // Skagit County officials in northwestern Washington have a new resource to help plan for potential big waves caused by large earthquakes along the West Coast. Skagit County Department of Emergency Management Director Doug...
Washington Dockworker’s Widow Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Jul 6 2018 // The widow of a Washington state dockworker killed when a mooring line snapped on a cargo ship has filed a $15 million wrongful death lawsuit against the ship’s owner and operators. Byron Jacobs, of Longview, was...
University of Washington to Pay $123K to Settle Free-Speech Lawsuit
Jul 2 2018 // The University of Washington will pay $122,500 to settle a lawsuit filed after the college billed a Republican club security fees for a rally. The UW College Republicans sued, saying the bill for $17,000 to cover security...
Washington State University Football Player’s Brain was Damaged at Suicide
Jun 27 2018 // The family of the Washington State University football player who died of suicide in January said the 21-year-old quarterback had extensive brain damage that’s been linked to concussions from playing the sport. Tyler...
Washington County Settles Sexual Harassment Suit for $350K
Jun 26 2018 // A Washington county agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by two women who accused a male supervisor at the human services department of unwanted hugging, kissing and comments. The Daily...
PEMCO in Washington Adds Farmer, Jameson
Jun 20 2018 // PEMCO Insurance has named Noel Farmer to the company’s infrastructure and operations team, where he’ll lead and manage PEMCO’s internal technical support group. PEMCO has also named Rebecca Jameson a...
University of Washington to Pay $123K to Settle Free-Speech Lawsuit
Jun 20 2018 // The University of Washington will pay $122,500 to settle a lawsuit filed after the college billed a Republican club security fees for a rally. The UW College Republicans sued, saying the bill for $17,000 to cover security...
PEMCO Insurance in Washington Adds Karumuri and Abu-Emarah
Jun 15 2018 // Seattle, Wash.-based PEMCO Insurance has named Venkata Karumuri a systems manager for the carrier’s digital business center. PEMCO also named Abeer Abu-Emarah manager of its underwriting department. Karumuri will...
Trump ‘Probably’ Will Back Lifting Federal Ban on Marijuana
Jun 13 2018 // President Donald Trump said last Friday that he was inclined to support a bipartisan effort in Congress to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana, a proposal that would dramatically reshape the nation’s legal landscape for...
Hub International Limited Acquires Shares of Washington D.C.’s Flather & Perkins
Jun 5 2018 // Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the shares of Flather & Perkins Inc. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., and founded in 1917, Flather...
Washington Orders Microsoft to Stop Using Captive Insurer
Jun 4 2018 // Washington’s insurance commissioner issued a cease and desist order against Microsoft Corp. to stop using its Arizona-domiciled captive, Cypress Insurance Co. Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s cease and...
Flow Insurance Services Adds Matheny in Washington
May 30 2018 // Flow Insurance Services has named Adam Matheny a program administrator in its Spokane, Wash. location. Matheny has been in the insurance industry since 2011, having started with Safeco Insurance. In 2012, he opened an...
