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Los Angeles County Files Suit Against Bayer’s Monsanto over PCBs

Los Angeles County sued Monsanto Co. on Thursday, seeking to force the unit of Germany’s Bayer AG to help pay for reducing PCB contamination in dozens of bodies of water. The most populous U.S. county, which has about 10.1 million …

Beer Settlement Offers Partial Refunds Over ‘Hawaii’ Claims

The maker of Kona beer agreed to offer partial refunds to settle a lawsuit claiming it misled consumers in the continental United States into believing the craft brew was actually made in Hawaii, causing them to overpay. Settlement papers were …

PG&E Restructuring Plan Upped to $45B by Creditors

A group of PG&E Corp. creditors could preempt the embattled California utility’s own attempt to claw its way out of bankruptcy by presenting a restructuring plan that could be worth at least $45 billion, according to people familiar with the …

California Utility Regulator OKs PG&E’s Wildfire Mitigation Plan

A Wildfire Mitigation Plan submitted by Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. was approved by the California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday. The state Legislature in 2018 enacted Senate Bill 901 mandating action by the CPUC on Wildfire Mitigation Plans submitted …

Colorado Governor Signs Bill Increasing Immigrant Driver’s License Locations

A bill increasing the number of locations where Colorado residents who are in the country illegally can obtain driver’s licenses has become law. Gov. Jared Polis signed the legislation on Tuesday. Farming, dairy and other business groups backed the initiative, …

Colorado Man Files Negligence Suit in Deadly New Mexico Bus Crash

A Colorado man who survived a bus crash in New Mexico that killed three people including his wife last July has filed a lawsuit. Ramon Grajeda-Beltran and Olga Hernandez-Beltran of Rocky Ford were passengers on a commercial bus traveling from …

Cavignac & Associates in California Names Enderby Account Manager

San Diego, Calif.-based Cavignac & Associates has named Melissa Enderby an account manager within the firm’s small business unit. Enderby’s responsibilities include completing requests for proposals, preparing presentations and proposals, planning and conducting open enrollment meetings, submitting applications and forms …

California Commissioner Wants Insurers to Extend Living Expense Coverage for 2017 Wildfire Survivors

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Wednesday announced two new actions intended to assist survivors of the 2017 North Bay Fires who are facing unavoidable delays in rebuilding. The California Department of Insurance issued a notice to insurers requesting they …

Hawaii Eruption Caused $94M Loss in Economic Benefit

Communities near Hawaii Volcanoes National Park lost up to $94 million in economic benefit last year compared to the previous year due to the eruption of Kilauea Volcano, officials said. The National Park Service found the Big Island park had …

8 Tornadoes, Hail Hit Colorado’s Northeastern Plains

Severe thunderstorms produced eight weak tornadoes over Colorado’s northeastern plains while snow fell in parts of the mountains on the unofficial start of summer. The National Weather Service says no damage was reported from Monday’s twisters. However, the storms that …

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