West News for August 2015
- Washington Suit Says Staff Ignored Man Choking on Orange Piece
 - Storm Watch Ends For Hawaii Islands, But Hurricane Churns
 - LP Insurance Services in Nevada Taps Cantlon for Sales Team
 - Washington Judge Sets Limits in Civil Case over Deadly Oso Mudslide
 - Wildfire Threatens Idaho Town, Evacuations Ordered
 - Former California Probation Officer Nabbed For Fraud While on Probation – for Fraud
 - California Lawmakers Equal Pay Law Said to be Toughest in U.S.
 - Oregon Man Awarded $5M for Abuse by Priest
 - Las Vegas Airport May Soon Get Uber, Lyft Service
 - Plagued by Drought, California Prepares For El Niño Storms
 - $198M in Property at High Risk from Chelan Wildfire in Washington
 - 2 Southern California Schools Closed over Asbestos Will Reopen
 - $2M in Fire Damage at Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Cause Unknown
 - Family of Boy Hit by School Bus Files Claim against Idaho District
 - City Council Makes L.A. Largest U.S. City with Ridesharing at Airport
 - California Commissioner Applauds Supreme Court Decision Against Hartford
 - Former Employee Sues Private Hawaiian School over Termination
 - Fire Burning Near California Ski Resort Threatens Homes
 - IMA Names Heller Chief Technology and Operating Officer in Colorado
 - Geico Agrees To $6M Settlement over Business Practices in California
 - Distinguished to Acquire Fulcrum Insurance Programs in Washington
 - Uber Deploys Lobbyists to Reshape Driver Rules in California
 - Small Quake Strikes Near Mammoth Lakes in California
 - Federal Government Suing Southern California Edison over 2009 Fire
 - Cause of Deadly New Mexico Scaffold Collapse Sought
 - Study: Ventura, Oxnard in California Could be at Greater Tsunami Risk
 - Smoke Lifts over Washington fires, but Potential for Fire Growth Remains
 - 11,000 Firefighters on Front Lines in California Blazes
 - New ‘Superbug’ Linked to Scope Found at California Hospital
 - Crystal & Co. Names Drew Managing Director in California
 - Berkshire Hathaway Guard Taps Martinez in California
 - At Least 36 Homes Destroyed by Oregon Wildfire
 - California WCIRB Proposes Premium 7.8% Below 2015 Average
 - California Prosecutors Say Uber Screening Missed Ex-Convicts
 - Oregon Crews Continue Fight With Home-Destroying Fire
 - Montana Medical Marijuana Industry Grows Despite Restrictions
 - Serving Cart at Heart of Hawaii Couple’s Suit against United Airlines
 - California Regulators Consider Investigation of PG&E Safety Culture
 - King Insurance in California Names Fondarella Vice President
 - California WCIRB Report Shows Medical Bill Transactions Fell in 2014
 - Southern California Fires Burn Structures, Stop Oil Field Operations
 - Washington Wildfires Remain Threat in Hot, Dry Weather
 - Lightning Sparks Roughly 30 Fires in Colorado
 - Former California School District Admin to Get $300K Settlement
 - California Insurance Company Oversight Law Signed
 - Small Earthquake Jolts Northern California
 - Alliant in California Names Bennetsen to Lead Middle Market Division
 - Uber, Lyft Apply For Nevada Operation Permits
 - LP Insurance Brings on Brundige in Nevada
 - Oregon City Factors Tsunami Threat Into Expansion Plans
 - Wrongful Death Verdict Against Utah Doctor Overturned Court
 - Tuna Company’s Ex-Safety Manager Guilty in California Worker Oven Death
 - Utah Court Tosses $3M Verdict in Prescription Drug Overdose Suit
 - DMV Agrees to California Brokers Group’s Revisions
 - Former Insurance Regulator Bottalico Joins Locke Lord in California
 - Risk Manager Fired by Nevada City Files Discrimination Complaint
 - Nevada Hit by More Than 5,000 Earthquakes in Past Year
 - Billionaire Sterling Sues TMZ, Friend Over Clippers Loss
 - California Mural’s Destruction Prompts Artist to Sue Business Owners
 - Utah City’s Basements Flood After Large Reservoir Leak
 - Second Largest Wildfire Year in History for Alaska
 - Regulations For Uber, Lyft Clear Another Nevada Hurdle
 - Arizona Wildfire That Forced Evacuations Now Partial Contained
 - Evacuations Ordered in Southern California Wildfire
 - California Wildfire That Erupted Near Massive Blaze Expands
 - California Law Agencies Get $34.9M to Fight Workers’ Comp Fraud
 - Arizona Wildfire Sees New Evacuation Orders
 - California Agency Becomes Consolidated Agency Partners’ 200th Member
 - Court Decision May Impact Workers’ Comp Side Agreements in California
 - 6 Sentenced in Large Cellphone Insurance Scam in California
 - Uber Drivers Want to Streamline Suit in California over Employee Status
 - California Court Hands Down $55M in Decision Against Three AIG Companies
 - Hub International Acquires Colorado Nonprofit Insurance Agency
 - Nevada’s Draft Rules for Ridesharing Providers Suggest $300K Fee
 - Uber Ready to be First App-Based Firm to Apply for Montana License
 - California Oil Spill Might be Larger Than Thought, Company Says
 - Lockton Adds Forsell to Arizona Office
 - Report: California Workers’ Comp Premiums Growing at Double-Digit Rates
 - Washington City Sues Monsanto Over River Contamination
 - Former Worker Sues Safeway in Oregon Over Leering Customer
 - Firefighters Make Progress Against Raging California Wildfire
 - McIntyre Joins Alliant in Southern California
 - Wet Weather Helps in Battling Massive California Wildfire
 - Cooler Conditions Help Firefighters Battle Southwest Oregon Wildfire
 - Las Vegas-Area Water Park Sued Over Boy’s Injuries
 - California, Pacific Northwest Schools Get $4M for Earthquake Early Warning Systems
 - Coal Plant Owners in Las Vegas Area to Settle Lawsuit for $4.3M
 - Uber, Driver Attorneys Steering Toward Crucial California Hearing
 - Raging California Wildfire Jumps Containment
 - The Buckner Co. Acquires Keller-Lowry Insurance in Colorado
 
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