Woman’s Washington Suit Claims Bus Drove Over Her Leg, Resulting in Amputation September 30, 2021 A woman has filed a lawsuit against King County Metro in Washington claiming a bus driver ran over her leg...
Ninth Circuit Rules in Favor of California’s New Arbitration Agreements Law September 29, 2021 A ruling in California has overturned an injunction against a new law preventing employers in California from making employees sign...
AM Best Downgrades Casualty Underwriters Insurance in Utah September 29, 2021 AM Best downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B (Fair) from B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to...
Report Shows Wyoming, Idaho Have ‘Disproportionate Risk’ from Wildfire September 29, 2021 By Don Jergler Lately, when people say “wildfire,” California is probably the first state that comes to mind. But a new report out...
Greyhound Settles Washington Suit Over Immigration Sweeps on Buses September 29, 2021 By Nicholas K. Geranios Greyhound Lines Inc. will pay $2.2 million to settle a lawsuit over the bus line’s practice of allowing U.S. Customs...
Jury Says Washington City Must Pay $3.26M to Men Shot by Police September 29, 2021 A federal jury has awarded two men who live south of Tacoma, Wash., a total of $3.26 million for injuries...
Washington Collectibles Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Setting Fire for Insurance September 29, 2021 An Edmonds, Washington woman has pleaded guilty to wire fraud related to the 2018 fire at her business that prosecutors...
PG&E Charged in California Wildfire That Killed 4 September 29, 2021 By Olga R. Rodriguez Pacific Gas & Electric was charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter and other crimes after its equipment sparked a Northern California...
California Workers’ Comp Written Premium for 2020 Was $1.9B Below 2019 September 28, 2021 Written premium for 2020 was $1.9 billion, or 12%, below that for 2019 and was the lowest since 2012, according...
Investigators Probing Cause of Deadly Montana Train Derailment September 28, 2021 By Amy Beth Hanson, Martha Bellisle and Anita Snow Federal investigators are seeking the cause of an Amtrak train derailment near a switch on tracks in the middle of...