California Cleaning Company Owner Charged in $700K Workers’ Comp Scheme December 28, 2020 Jorge Gerardo Maldonado, 55, of Sacramento, Calif., was charged with three felony counts of insurance fraud after allegedly underreporting payroll...
Washington Farm Fined $2M for Virus Rule Violations December 28, 2020 An investigation into the COVID-19 deaths of two workers at a Central Washington farm has reportedly found dozens of safety...
Los Angeles Shelving ShakeAlertLA Quake Warning App December 28, 2020 The city of Los Angeles is retiring its local earthquake early warning app and encouraging residents to download the statewide...
Mink Captured Outside Oregon Farm Tests Positive for Virus December 28, 2020 The Oregon Department of Agriculture said among animals captured during wildlife surveillance near a mink farm that recently had a...
Insurance Journal’s Top 10 Most Read Stories of 2020: West Region December 28, 2020 By Don Jergler Wildfires were the big story in the Western U.S. in 2020. And a big underlying theme in those stories is...
Numerous Abuse Lawsuits Filed in Arizona Against Boy Scout Councils December 23, 2020 By Jacques Billeaud Eight lawsuits filed this week allege that Boy Scout leaders in Arizona had sexually abused children dating back decades, signaling...
Seattle Scaling Back Bridge Earthquake Retrofit Work December 23, 2020 The Seattle Department of Transportation now says reinforcing 16 bridges to better withstand eartquakes would cost hundreds of millions of...
California Sues Companies to Recover Costs for Lead Pollution Cleanup December 23, 2020 A lawsuit has been filed against multiple companies connected to a now-closed battery recycling plant years after California regulators pledged...
Kilauea Volcano Erupting on Hawaii’s Big Island December 22, 2020 The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island has erupted, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The eruption began late Sunday within...
Sompo Acquiring W. Brown & Associates in California December 22, 2020 Sompo International Holdings Ltd. has acquired W. Brown & Associates Insurance Services in Irvine, Calif. Brown has been a managing...