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Iroquois Group Names Zerarka Regional Manager in Arizona

The Iroquois Group named Patrick Zerarka as the Southwest team as a regional manager in Arizona. Zerarka has 15 years of experience in the insurance industry with a background in agency operation, marketing and sales. Prior to Iroquois, he worked …

California Legislator Introduces Ridesharing Bill

A California Assemblywoman has introduced a bill to regulate ridesharing companies like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar. Assembly Bill 2293, authored by Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, D-Concord, would clarify existing insurance laws related to ridesharing service activities while supporting new business advancements, …

California Bill To Close Earthquake Loophole Clears Committee

A California bill to close a loophole that enables building on active earthquake faults without considering the impacts passed a key committee hurdle on Thursday. Senate Bill 1155, authored by state Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Redondo Beach, passed through the Senate …

Archdiocese in Oregon Faces New Sex Abuse Lawsuit

Another lawsuit has been filed against the Catholic Archdiocese of Portland by a man who says he was one of dozens of boys sexually abused by a priest in the 1960s and 1970s. In the lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal …

Arizona Senate Takes Side of Uber, Lyft Ridesharing Services

Calling Uber a cutting-edge concept, the Arizona Senate approved a bill that exempts it and other rideshare companies from the same regulations that traditional taxi and limo companies have. The amended bill exempts rideshare companies from the commercial insurance requirement …

FedEx Sued in Fiery Northern California Bus Crash

The mother of a 17-year-old honors student who was among 10 people killed in a fiery Northern California bus crash sued FedEx on Tuesday, alleging that its trucks have a history of catching fire. The negligence suit that seeks $100 …

Mother of Student Killed in California Crash Sues FedEx

FedEx Corp. was sued over an April 10 collision on a California highway that killed 10 people when one of the shipping company’s trucks smashed into a bus taking high-school students on a college tour. Jennifer Bonilla, one of five …

California Water District Seeking Alternatives in Face of Insurance Loss

The Central Basin Municipal Water District said Wednesday it is looking at “alternatives” in the face of being tossed out of the state’s largest insurance pool for water districts. Central Baisn also said that it has responded to several serious …

Delta Air Lines Settles Claim With Disabled Hawaii Man

A partially paralyzed Maui man who claimed airline workers forced him to crawl on and off flights in 2012 has settled his lawsuit against Delta Air Lines, his lawyer said Monday. Baraka Kanaan sued Delta last year after he claimed …

Wyoming Parking Garage Shifted by Creeping Landslide

A small parking structure is the latest victim of a slow-moving landslide in Jackson, Wyo. Town officials say part of the two-story parking garage serving a restaurant and other businesses has shifted 3 or 4 inches. They say workers will …

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