Millions of California drivers will see auto insurance savings with the adoption of regulations presented at a California Department of Insurance workshop on Tuesday that would “end discrimination against lower-wage Californians,” according to the Consumer Federation of America and the …
McKinsey & Co. will pay $45 million to settle an investigation by Nevada of the big consulting firm’s role in fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic. Nevada had been the lone holdout among U.S. states investigating McKinsey’s conduct, and Monday’s settlement …
A Northern California city has agreed to pay $3.25 million to settle a lawsuit by the daughters of an unarmed Black man killed by police in 2016, the family’s attorneys said. The federal wrongful death lawsuit they filed says Stockton …
Three homes were destroyed in heavy rains and flooding last week, the Honolulu Department of Emergency reported. The department collected data that showed a total of 82 homes in the state were impacted by the severe weather, Hawaii News Now …
The New Mexico state Legislature has passed a bill aimed at reducing the rehiring of abusive teachers and addressing the rising costs of child-abuse-related settlements. The Senate passed the bill 37-0 on late last week, in the last 24 hours …
Sonoma County officials say they will add artificial intelligence technology to help fight wildfires with a 24-7 monitor to track fire outbreaks. The technology will be added to the county’s network of wildfire detection cameras that monitor California’s backcountry to …
Pinnacol Assurance in Colorado is distributing general dividend checks to its customers totaling $50 million This is the sixth straight year the workers’ compensation carrier has distributed dividends. Nearly 53,000 employers in all counties throughout the state, or roughly 95% …
A Russian man has pleaded guilty in the U.S. to offering a Tesla employee $1 million to cripple the electric car company’s massive electric battery plant in Nevada with ransomware and steal company secrets for extortion, prosecutors and court records …
A massive fireworks explosion that left two people dead in Southern California earlier this week caused at least $3.2 million worth of damage, officials said. Residents began returning to their homes over the weekend after evacuating when Tuesday’s blasts rained …
New Mexico’s highest court has ruled that monetary limits on some types of damages due to medical malpractice are not unconstitutional. The New Mexico Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld the Medical Malpractice Act, which maintains non-medical and non-punitive damages …
