Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
California Catholic Bishops at Center of Sex Abuse Lawsuit
Oct 4 2018 // A man who says he was sexually abused decades ago by his parish priest said he is suing all Catholic bishops in California and the Archdiocese of Chicago, seeking to compel church officials to release records on clergy...
California Woman Paralyzed by Falling Tree Limb Will Get $14.5M
Oct 4 2018 // San Francisco supervisors have approved a $14.5 million settlement for a woman who was paralyzed from the waist down when she was struck by a heavy tree limb at a park two years ago. The San Francisco Chronicle reported...
A U.S. Privacy Law Could Be Good for Google, but Bad for You
Oct 3 2018 // U.S. Congress is taking the first steps toward setting national rules governing how companies use consumers data – although one of its goals might be to prevent states from enacting stronger privacy protections of...
Lloyd’s U.S. Chief Says They’re Ready to Get into Canadian Cannabis Market
Oct 2 2018 // Lloyd’s is set to get into Canada’s cannabis market when recreational marijuana becomes legal there on Oct. 17, according to Hank Watkins, president of Lloyd’s America Inc. Watkins was speaking today at...
Insurtech Jumpstart Rolls out Parametric Earthquake Product for Californians
Oct 2 2018 // A firm that wants to make a name for itself as the first parametric insurtech in the U.S. for earthquakes has officially launched in California, over a year after its anticipated original launch date. Jumpstart Insurance...
Topa in California Names O’Brien Marketing Director
Oct 2 2018 // Calabasas, Calif.-based Topa Insurance Group has named Delaney O’Brien director of marketing and communications. O’Brien will develop strategies to enhance Topa Insurance’s public image and cultivate...
Flash Flood Watches for Parts of Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah
Oct 1 2018 // The National Weather Service issued flash flood watches for parts of four states in the Southwest for late Monday and Tuesday. Areas covered by watches due to what the weather service’s Las Vegas office calls...
EEOC Hits California Grocer With Suit for Firing Employee over Medical Leave Request
Oct 1 2018 // California grocery outlet, PAQ Inc., dba Rancho San Miguel Market, violated federal law when it fired a deli clerk after she requested an accommodation for a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Pacific Health Care in California Begins Strategic Acquisition Search
Oct 1 2018 // Newport Beach, Calif.-based Pacific Health Care Organization Inc. in late September announced the launch of a strategic acquisition search for an insurance company to add to its suite of comprehensive workers’ comp...
EEOC Sues Del Taco in California for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation
Oct 1 2018 // Fast food chain Del Taco violated federal law when at least three male employees, including those in supervisory roles, sexually harassed and retaliated against a group of young female workers at a Rancho Cucamonga,...
California Governor Signs Bill to Provide Workers’ Comp to Peace Officers Injured out of State
Sep 28 2018 // California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill into law peace officers can file a claim for workers’ compensation if injured or killed while in the line of duty while out of state. Brown signed Assembly Bill 1749 into...
Cavignac & Associates in California Names Broussard Account Executive
Sep 26 2018 // San Diego, Calif.-based Cavignac & Associates has named Paul Broussard an account executive. Broussard will have dual roles serving both in Cavignac & Associates’ professional liability department and as a...
California OKs New Program to Streamline Licensing for Independent Adjusters
Sep 26 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced on Wednesday he had approved a Universal Claims Certification program from Claims and Litigation Management Alliance designed to streamline the licensing process for...
Uber Drivers Lose Key Ruling in Pay and Benefits Suit
Sep 25 2018 // Uber Technologies Inc. drivers suffered a major defeat in one of the gig economy’s most closely watched labor fights with a ruling barring hundreds of thousands of drivers from suing as a group for better pay and...
Judge Declares Mistrial in California J&J Talcum Cancer Case
Sep 25 2018 // Johnson & Johnson’s latest trial over claims that its baby powder causes cancer ended in a stalemate when jurors couldn’t agree on a verdict. A state judge in Pasadena, California, declared a mistrial...
Pacific Health Care in California Begins Strategic Acquisition Search
Sep 24 2018 // Newport Beach, Calif.-based Pacific Health Care Organization Inc. today announced the launch of a strategic acquisition search for an insurance company to add to its suite of comprehensive workers’ comp...
California Passes Handful Bills Aimed at Protecting Wildfire Survivors
Sep 21 2018 // Five bills that their proponents say will protect wildfire survivors were signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday. The bills are aimed at addressing critical issues facing wildfire survivors including...
Court Upholds California Commissioner’s Regulatory Actions Against PacifiCare
Sep 21 2018 // A three-justice panel of the California Court of Appeal, 4th Appellate District, gas upheld Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones’ Fair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations, which prescribe how insurance companies...
California Governor Signs Bill Giving Wildfire Victims Options for Rebuilding
Sep 21 2018 // Homeowners who lose their houses to wildfire will be able to use their insurance to rebuild somewhere else under an urgency bill signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday. Assembly Bill 1800, authored by by...
LISI Partners Adds Western Health Advantage in California
Sep 21 2018 // General agency LISI has added Western Health Advantage in Sacramento, Calif. to its portfolio of offerings. WHA is a non-profit HMO that offers benefit plans for employer group health coverage. LISI serves more than 8,000...
