California Settles with Firm in Volkswagen Emissions Scandal November 9, 2022 By Don Thompson California settled a lawsuit against a German company stemming from the emissions scandal that tarred Volkswagen in 2015 and Fiat...
California Tells Auto Insurers to Disclose Pandemic Profits October 4, 2022 By Don Thompson California’s insurance commissioner ordered nearly 50 auto insurers to provide detailed information about their claim costs during the pandemic, his...
California Governor Approves Farmworker Unionization Law September 30, 2022 By Don Thompson A broadly smiling California Gov. Gavin Newsom joined about two dozen jubilant, cheering farmworkers camped outside the state Capitol this...
Insurers Warn California’s Inaction Threatens Auto Policies September 27, 2022 By Don Thompson Top U.S. insurance companies and associations say California is risking a crisis in the nation’s largest automobile insurance market by...
California Lawmakers Pass Landmark Fast Food Workers Bill September 19, 2022 By Don Thompson California lawmakers approved a nation-leading measure that would give more than a half-million fast food workers more power and protections,...
California Lawmakers Pass Landmark Fast Food Workers Bill August 31, 2022 By Don Thompson California lawmakers this week approved a nation-leading measure that would give more than a half-million fast food workers more power...
Cosmetics Maker Sephora Settles Customer Data Privacy Suit in California August 26, 2022 By Don Thompson Sephora Inc., one of the world’s largest cosmetics retailers, has settled a lawsuit claiming that the company sold customer information...
California Lawmakers Allow Lawsuits Against ‘Cyber Flashers’ August 24, 2022 By Don Thompson Victims who receive unsolicited sexually graphic material by text, email, app or other electronic means could sue the sender under...
Western Fires Outpace California’s Effort to Fill Inmate Crews August 23, 2022 By Don Thompson As wildfires rage across California each year, exhausted firefighters call for reinforcements from wherever they can get them – even...
Rent-A-Center Settles California Lawsuit Alleging Overpricing August 4, 2022 By Don Thompson Rent-A-Center, one of the nation’s largest rent-to-own companies, will pay $15.5 million to settle California’s allegations that it misled and...