Oregon High Court Rules .09% Not Enough to Convict for Drunken Driving November 27, 2019 The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that a driver whose blood alcohol content registered .09% nearly two hours after he...
Dive Boat on Which 34 Died in Southern California Exempt From Safety Rules November 27, 2019 The diving boat that caught fire on Labor Day off Southern California, killing 34 people, was among hundreds of small...
Wildfire Crisis is Roiling California’s Insurance Market November 27, 2019 By Katherine Chiglinsky, Prashant Gopal and Noah Buhayar Lauris Bye, a homebuilding industry veteran who moved to Southern California’s wildfire-prone hills decades ago, felt confident about the newly...
$8.5M in Washington Foster Care Sex Abuse Case November 26, 2019 Washington state will pay two children $8.5 million after they claimed the state Department of Social and Health Services failed...
McDonald’s Will Pay $26 Million to Settle California Wage, Overtime, Break Claims November 26, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel McDonald’s Corp. agreed to pay $26 million to settle a nearly seven-year-old lawsuit accusing the fast food chain of underpaying...
AssuredPartners Acquires Surety Solutions Insurance Services in California November 25, 2019 AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired Surety Solutions Insurance Services Inc. of Rancho Cordova, Calif. The team of 15 will remain under...
Washington Insurance Commissioner Fines UnitedHealthcare $30,000 November 25, 2019 Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler took disciplinary action in October against insurance companies, agents and brokers who violated state insurance...
Washington Workers’ Comp Rates Dropping Third Straight Year November 25, 2019 The price of workers’ compensation insurance is dropping in Washington for the third consecutive year. The Washington Department of Labor...
Moderate Earthquake Confirmed off Alaska’s Andreanof Islands Region November 25, 2019 The Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed an earthquake hit the Andreanof Islands region. The center says the magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck...
California Faces Decade of Unique Wildfire Blackouts November 25, 2019 By Andrew Hay California utility PG&E Corp. has imposed 10 intentional blackouts this year to reduce risks its power infrastructure could spark wildfires...