Petroleum Asphalt Remains in Yellowstone River in Montana After Train Derailment September 1, 2023 By Matthew Brown Two months after a railroad bridge collapse sent carloads of hazardous oil products plunging into Montana’s Yellowstone River, the cleanup...
California Voting on Increasing Storage At Site of Massive Methane Leak Despite Risks September 1, 2023 By Robert Jablon and Julie Watson California officials are expected to vote on a proposal to increase storage capacity at the site of the nation’s largest...
Washington Roofer Who Faked Injury Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud September 1, 2023 A Pierce County, Washington man who removed and installed roofs while claiming he was too injured to work has pleaded...
Appeals Court Dismisses 14 COVID Business Insurance Claims Against Travelers August 31, 2023 The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed lawsuits by 14 businesses seeking insurance coverage from Travelers Insurance for business...
Risk Strategies Acquires Benefit Design Group in Oregon August 31, 2023 Risk Strategies acquired Benefit Design Group LLC in Oregon. The purchase of BDG adds to Risk Strategies’ presence in the...
Denver to Pay $4.7M to Settle Claims it Targeted George Floyd Protesters August 31, 2023 Denver will pay $4.7 million to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged that protesters were unjustly targeted for violating...
LP Insurance Services Acquires Wasserman & Associates in California August 30, 2023 LP Insurance Services LLC acquired Wasserman & Associates in Northern California. Wasserman & Associates joins the LP Insurance Services Gold...
Hawaii Power Utility Takes Responsibility for First Fire on Maui, But Faults County Firefighters August 29, 2023 By Jennifer McDermott and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Hawaii’s electric utility acknowledged its power lines started a wildfire on Maui but faulted county firefighters for declaring the blaze...
California Labor Commissioner Cites Farm Labor Contractor and Growers $1.9M August 29, 2023 The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited farm labor contractor M.G. Luna, Inc. of Parlier and growers Madera Persimmon Growers Inc....
Catastrophe Experts Discuss Maui’s Long Road to Recovery August 29, 2023 By Allen Laman While wildfire search and rescue efforts continued in Maui, a group of CoreLogic experts gathered online last week to discuss...