Worries Mount Over Winter Wildfire Season Not Soon to End January 23, 2014 By Don Jergler A winter wildfire season offers some unique challenges for firefighters like Mike Lopez. Lopez is president of CDF Firefighters, which...
Report: $189B in Western U.S. Properties High Wildfire Potential October 10, 2013 By Don Jergler Despite a little touch of some wetter and cooler weather, the 2013 wildfire season isn’t over, and the Western states...
$1.6M Rating Adjustment for Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association September 4, 2013 Liberty Mutual Insurance’s Northwest business insurance operation announced an overall retrospective rating adjustment of more than $1.6 million for businesses...
Yosemite May Be Harbinger of California’s Wildfire Potential August 27, 2013 By Don Jergler The week-and-a-half-old wildfire in Yosemite is seen by some as a harbinger of what could be a “worst case scenario”...
Colorado Clinic Reports Breach Of Privacy Rules August 2, 2013 A Denver-area spine clinic says it has fired an employee in its billing department who improperly emailed some patients’ protected...
Report: California Lags in Fracking Regulations April 12, 2013 A new report on hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) in California warns there are risks of irreversible contamination of surface and groundwater...
Bills Target Nevada’s Construction Defect Law April 9, 2013 By Sandra Chereb Construction defect laws intended to protect consumers have morphed into a trial lawyer’s dream and a nightmare for Nevada’s building...
Scientists Back EPA on Montana Asbestos Risks February 11, 2013 By Matthew Brown Federal officials anticipate finishing by late 2014 a risk study to guide the cleanup of an asbestos-contaminated Montana mining town,...
California Court: Parks Not Liable For Bumper Car Injuries January 2, 2013 Amusement parks are not financially responsible for injuries suffered on bumper cars, the California Supreme Court ruled in an opinion...
Hull & Co. Opens Marine Department, Names Schmit Marine Broker In California December 5, 2012 Hull & Company has now opened a new marine department at its Stockton, Calif. office and named marine risk specialist...