California Turning Down Most Fracking Permits Ahead of 2024 Ban November 29, 2021 California regulators haven’t approved permits for the controversial oil and gas extraction process known as fracking since February, effectively phasing...
Toxic Cables to be Removed from Lake Tahoe Under Settlement with AT&T’s Pac Bell November 29, 2021 By Scott Sonner AT&T’s Pac Bell subsidiary has settled a lawsuit conservationists filed under a U.S. law more typically cited in Superfund cases,...
Lawsuit Says Dairy Company is Misrepresenting Hawaii Links November 29, 2021 A food distributor in Hawaii has filed a federal lawsuit against a dairy company because milk from the mainland is...
Organized Fraud Ring in California Sentenced for 15 Staged Collisions November 29, 2021 Los Angeles, California residents Victor Valle-Diaz, 55, Eduardo Retana, 25, and Ausencio Gomez, 46, were sentenced to serve in state...
People Moves: Lemonade Names Burgess Chief Claims Officer; Newfront in California Adds Naranjo November 29, 2021 Lemonade named Sean Burgess chief claims officer. Burgess will oversee the company’s key claims functions across the U.S. and EU....
Arizona Attorney General Reaches $14.5M Settlement with JUUL November 24, 2021 Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced a settlement with e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. requiring the company to pay $14.5...
Reuters Special Report: Burnout: Firefighter Trauma Rises in Western States November 24, 2021 By Ned Parker Cal Fire Battalion Chief Miguel Watson wakes to the wind whipping through the trees. The whole night is ahead of...
Washington Paper Mill Fined $140K for Failing to Protect Workers from COVID November 24, 2021 A Cowlitz County, Washington, papermaking plant is facing nearly $140,000 in fines after one worker died and more than a...
Study: California Drops to 45th Nation in Highway Conditions November 24, 2021 A new study out ranks California’s highway system 45th in the nation in overall cost-effectiveness and condition. The Annual Highway...
Report: California Workers’ Comp Covid Claim Volume Trending Down After Summer Surge November 23, 2021 The summer surge of COVID-19 claims that hit the California workers’ compensation system in July and August appears to have...