Seattle Will Pay $10M to Protesters Who Said Police Used Excessive Force During 2020 Protests January 29, 2024 By Gene Johnson Seattle has agreed to pay $10 million to 50 demonstrators who sued over the police department’s heavy-handed response to racial...
Oregon Jury Awards $85 M to 9 Victims of Deadly 2020 Wildfires January 29, 2024 An Oregon jury awarded $85 million to nine victims of wildfires that ravaged the state in 2020, the latest verdict...
Symphony Creates Specialty Businesses with Symphony Energy in California January 29, 2024 Symphony Risk Solutions is launching a new specialty business focused exclusively on the risk management and human capital needs of...
Startup AiDash Raises $50M for Tech Using AI, Satellites to Spot Wildfire Risk January 26, 2024 By Peter Henderson A California startup using artificial intelligence (AI) and satellites to spot fire and weather risks on power lines, AiDash, reported...
California County Paying $5M Settlement Over Arrest of Election Company Founder January 26, 2024 Los Angeles County agreed to pay $5 million to the founder and CEO of a software company who was briefly...
People Moves: Former California Earthquake Authority CEO Pomeroy Joins GeoVera January 26, 2024 Glenn Pomeroy, former CEO of the California Earthquake Authority (CEA), joined GeoVera as executive vice president of marketing and regulatory...
Worker Loses Legs to Trenching Machine; $150K Fine for Washington Contractor January 26, 2024 A 16-year-old boy was using a walk-behind trencher on a job site in La Center, Washington to dig a channel...
Lawsuit Alleges HIV-Positive Inmate in California Died After Being Denied Medication January 25, 2024 A lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died after being held in a Northern California jail alleges...
Home Surveillance Video Leads to Arrests for Fraud in Alleged Staged Auto Collision January 25, 2024 A home surveillance video camera helped lead investigators to five Southern California residents for allegedly staging an auto collision to...
The Hartford to Discontinue Writing New Homeowners Policies in California January 24, 2024 The Hartford confirmed this week it will discontinue writing new homeowners policies in California. The carrier reportedly has less than...