Jury Awards $1.5M to Man Run Over by Washington Police Officer July 12, 2021 Jurors have awarded $1.5 million to a man who was run over by a Tacoma police officer. Emanuel Andrade sued...
Heat Wave Blankets West as Wildfires Rage in Several States July 12, 2021 By Daisy Nguyen Firefighters struggled to contain an exploding Northern California wildfire under blazing temperatures as another heat wave blanketed the West, prompting...
Washington Adding Emergency Heat Exposure Rules for Outdoor Workers July 9, 2021 The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries filed an emergency rule to provide increased protection for employees exposed to...
Cardinal Health, AppleOne Settle California Harassment and Retaliation Suit for $1.45M July 9, 2021 Global health care services and products company Cardinal Health will pay $1.45 million to resolve a racial harassment and retaliation...
County in Washington Ordered to Pay $900K to Worker Over Retaliation July 9, 2021 A federal jury has ordered King County to pay about $900,000 to a Black senior Metro transit worker who said...
California Seeing More Wildfires So Far Than in Disastrous 2020 July 9, 2021 The number of wildfires and amount of land burned in parched California so far this year greatly exceed totals for...
Obsidian Acquires Western Home Insurance in California July 9, 2021 Obsidian Insurance Holdings Inc. has acquired Western Home Insurance Co. from Western National Mutual Insurance Co. The acquisition supports the...
California Insurance Company Pressing for its ‘Day in Court’ July 8, 2021 U.S. District Court Judge William B. Shubb granted the motion by the California Department of Insurance to dismiss the lawsuit...
Washington Governor Declares Wildfire State of Emergency, Burn Ban July 8, 2021 Gov. Jay Inslee this week declared a state of emergency throughout Washington relating to the growing risk of wildfires, including...
Drought Emergency Declared in 15 More Montana Counties July 8, 2021 The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared a drought disaster in 15 additional Montana counties, bringing the number of counties...