Workers’ Comp Study: California Reforms Lowered Medical Payments Per Claim April 23, 2015 A study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute indicates some benefits were had from California’s workers’ compensation reform bill. This...
Report Shows Occupational Fatalities in California Rose in 2013 April 23, 2015 The number of Californians who died on the job rose slightly in 2013, according to a Department of Industrial Relations...
Despite California Drought, Bay Area Researchers Fear Flooding April 21, 2015 Though many researchers in California are focused on the lack of rain, a group in the Bay Area found that...
California Workers’ Comp Premium Up 11% in 2014; Combined Ratio Still Exceeds 100 April 20, 2015 California written premium for calendar year 2014 was roughly $16.5 billion, 11 percent above the total in 2013 and 88...
Judge Rejects Effort to Undo California Wildfire Settlement April 20, 2015 A judge has rejected a California timber company’s attempt to undo a $47 million legal settlement for a massive 2007...
Settlement Talks Continue in Arizona Wildfire Wrongful Death Case April 20, 2015 Parties in a wrongful-death lawsuit stemming from the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire say they need more time to discuss a...
San Diego State U Student Suspended for Assault Sues School April 16, 2015 A San Diego State University student suspended following a sexual assault accusation has sued the school over the way it...
California Court Cuts Damages to $2.8M in Jehovah’s Sex Abuse Case April 15, 2015 An appeals court has trimmed to $2.8 million the damages awarded to a woman who said the Jehovah’s Witnesses allowed...
Minor Quake in Montana Reported by USGS April 13, 2015 The U.S. Geological Survey reported a minor earthquake struck southeast of Kalispell, Mont. over the weekend There were no reports...
California Regulators Order PG&E to Pay $1.6B for Deadly Gas Blast April 13, 2015 By Mark Chediak California regulators imposed the largest penalty in the agency’s history, ordering PG&E Corp. to pay $1.6 billion for failures that...