Insurance Journal’s Top 10 West Region Stories of 2019 January 2, 2020 By Don Jergler California wildfires dominated the news in Insurance Journal’s Western region in 2019, despite it being a quiet year relative to...
Connecticut City Reaches $625K Settlement in Halfway House Lawsuit December 30, 2019 A federal prison halfway house will not be built in Connecticut after a Pennsylvania-based nonprofit reached a $625,000 settlement in...
OSHA Reaches Settlement with Meat Supplier Following Safety Violations in N.J. December 27, 2019 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has reached a settlement with Thomas Foods International after...
Connecticut City to Pay $5M to Settle Lawsuit Over Fatal School Stabbing December 27, 2019 A Connecticut city will pay $5 million to the family of a teenage girl stabbed to death at her high...
Health Provider in Arizona to Pay $6M Settlement in Breach December 24, 2019 A Phoenix, Ariz.-based health provider has agreed to settle a lawsuit over a computer data breach that may have compromised...
Cyclist in Oregon Who Sued Over Unsafe Bike Lane Gets $350K Settlement December 23, 2019 A bicyclist hit by a speeding driver near a Portland, Ore. bike lane crossing in front of a freeway on-ramp...
$25M for Girl Who Suffered Brain Damage in California Crash December 23, 2019 Sacramento County will pay more than $25 million to the family of a 12-year-old girl who was left with brain...
Health System in California Pays $575M to Settle Anti-Trust Lawsuit December 23, 2019 One of Northern California’s largest health systems will pay $575 million to settle claims that it used anti-competitive practices to...
Vermont Bar Owners Settle Lawsuit with Woman Injured in Shooting December 18, 2019 The owners of a Vermont bar settled a case Monday with a woman who was accidentally shot in the lung...
California and PG&E Reach $1.7B Deal on Wildfire Penalties December 17, 2019 By David R. Baker California utility regulators have reached a settlement with PG&E Corp. over violations tied to catastrophic wildfires ignited by the company’s...