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California Restaurant Mutual Benefit Group Raises $100M

California Restaurant Mutual Benefit Corp. raised $100 million in capital over the past decade from its members and through fiscal controls. CRMBC is a California self-insured group that provides workers’ compensation coverage for the restaurant, hospitality and food service industries. …

Los Angeles Hit With Verdict Topping $13M in Death of Man

A federal court jury returned a $13.5 million verdict against the city of Los Angeles in a lawsuit over the death of a man after two police officers used their bodyweight on his back to restrain him, the plaintiff`s attorneys …

Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Pacific Underwriters in Washington

A subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc. has acquired substantially all of the assets of Pacific Underwriters. Following the acquisition, the Pacific Underwriters team will continue doing business from their existing Seattle, Washington location as part of Brown & Brown’s …

Colorado Train Derails, Spilling Train Cars and Coal onto Highway and Killing Truck Driver

A semi-trailer truck driver was killed when a train derailed and a bridge collapsed, spewing coal and mangled train cars across a highway near Pueblo, Colorado, on Sunday, authorities said. The driver has died, but no further details were available, …

California Daycare Owners Arrested After 2 Children Drown in Backyard Pool

The mother-and-daughter owners of a California home day care were arrested after two children drowned in the backyard pool earlier this month, authorities said. The two 1-year-olds died Oct. 2 while at Happy Happy Daycare in the Almaden neighborhood of …

Captain Likely Asleep Before Ferry Crash in Washington Last Year, Officials Conclude

Fatigue and complacency led to a passenger and car ferry crashing into a terminal in Seattle last year, causing $10.3 million in damage to the ferry, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s final report. The Cathlamet ferry departed Vashon …

California Governor Signs Bill Restricting Sharing Data from Cameras Inside Cabin of Vehicles

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that gives consumers greater control over data captured by in-cabin cameras in their vehicles. The legislation, Senate Bill 296, authored by Senator Bill Dodd (D – Napa) and sponsored by the Consumer Federation …

11 Sent to Hospital After Ammonia Leak at Southern California Building

An ammonia leak at a Southern California business sent 11 people to the hospital, authorities said. The leak was reported shortly before 9:15 a.m. on Friday in a commercial building in Buena Park, the Orange County Fire Authority said. The …

Kids Suing Social Media Over Addiction Find a Win Amid Losses

Minors and parents suing Meta Inc.’s Facebook and other technology giants for the kids’ social media platform addictions won an important ruling advancing their collection of lawsuits in a California court. A state judge on Oct. 13 threw out most …

Oregon Seeks $27M for Dam Repair from Contractors, District

Oregon officials are seeking more than $27 million in damages over dam repairs they say killed more than half a million Pacific lamprey fish in what they`ve described as one of the largest damages claims for illegal killing of wildlife …

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