Arch Nemesis of Uber over Driver Pay Sues Before New California Law Inked September 13, 2019 By Peter Blumberg It didn’t take long for attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan to deploy a new weapon in her six-year war with Uber Technologies...
Coast Guard Issues Safety Recommendations After California Dive Boat Fire September 13, 2019 The Coast Guard announced it has issued new safety recommendations in the wake of a fatal boat fire off the...
California Lawsuit Over Profits From Fox Series “Bones” is Settled September 13, 2019 A lawsuit over profits between the producers and stars of the show “Bones” and 21st Century Fox has been settled....
Uber Being Sued Over Resistance to California ‘Gig’ Contractor Law September 13, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel A driver for Uber has sued the company for misclassifying its drivers as independent contractors, hours after California legislators voted...
Alaska Grand Jury Indicts GE’s Baker Hughes for Exposing Workers to Toxic Chemicals September 13, 2019 By Liz Hampton A grand jury in Alaska this week indicted General Electric’s Baker Hughes, two of its subsidiaries and an employee, for...
PG&E Reaches $11B Settlement with Insurers Over California Wildfire Claims September 13, 2019 Bankrupt California utility giant PG&E Corp. resolved a key battle by agreeing to pay $11 billion to settle insurance claims...
Uber Refusing to Label Drivers as Employees Under California Law September 12, 2019 By Joel Rosenblat Facing the most serious threat yet to its business model, Uber Technologies Inc. is dusting off a legal argument it...
California Truckers Worrying over New ‘Gig Worker’ Rules September 12, 2019 By Lisa Baertlein California trucking companies that haul everything from summer strawberries to cars and Christmas toys say they are under threat from...
Report: $221B in Western U.S. Homes at Extreme Risk of Wildfire Damage September 12, 2019 By Don Jergler Nearly 776,000 homes with a reconstruction cost value of more than $221 billion are at extreme risk of wildfire damage,...
SOBC DARAG Acquires New Mexico P&C Insurance Company September 12, 2019 SOBC DARAG has acquired New Mexico P&C Insurance Co. SOBC DARAG has received approvals from New Mexico OSI and Florida...