California Uber Drivers Get Class Action Status in Employment Suit September 2, 2015 By Dan Levine Uber drivers are entitled to class action status in litigation over whether they are independent contractors or employees, a key...
Fighting Western U.S. Wildfires Costing More than $1B, Agriculture Chief Says September 1, 2015 U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the federal government has spent more than $1 billion fighting this year’s deadly wildfires,...
California Man Hurt in Trolley Station Fall Gets $21.5M Insurance Settlement September 1, 2015 An Imperial Beach, Calif. man who was injured when he tripped and fell on trolley tracks is receiving a $21.5...
Woodruff-Sawyer in California Names Ritthaler Vice President September 1, 2015 Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Mike Ritthaler vice president and technology practice director. Ritthaler will be based in San Francisco,...
Washington Suit Says Staff Ignored Man Choking on Orange Piece August 31, 2015 Robert Kincaid, a patient suffering from schizophrenia, was lying on the floor in a dayroom at Western State Hospital in...
Storm Watch Ends For Hawaii Islands, But Hurricane Churns August 31, 2015 Greg Colden, a farmer on Hawaii’s Big Island, said he is most worried about the damage that more rain and...
LP Insurance Services in Nevada Taps Cantlon for Sales Team August 31, 2015 RENO, Nev.-based LP Insurance Services Inc. has hired Andrea Cantlon in its northern Nevada sales team. She is responsible for...
Washington Judge Sets Limits in Civil Case over Deadly Oso Mudslide August 28, 2015 A King County Superior Court judge is considering which claims can be brought in a civil trial that will explore...
Wildfire Threatens Idaho Town, Evacuations Ordered August 28, 2015 Residents in west-central Idaho near the town of Riggins were told to flee due to a wildfire that expanded to...
Former California Probation Officer Nabbed For Fraud While on Probation – for Fraud August 28, 2015 A former Los Angeles County probation officer, Robyn Palmer, 29, of Long Beach, Calif. was arrested Thursday on six felony...