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Backers Drop Arizona Legislation On Workers’ Comp Benefits

Business-backed legislation to prohibit workers from filing lawsuits alleging they were unfairly denied workers’ compensation benefits for on-the-job injuries is going nowhere at the Arizona Legislature. According to the Arizona Capitol Times, supporters of the legislation decided to shelve it …

Investigators Blame Paul Walker Crash on Speed Not Mechanical

The Porsche carrying “Fast & Furious” star Paul Walker was traveling approximately 90 mph when it lost control on a suburban street in California and crashed, killing the actor and his friend, according to an investigation by law enforcement agencies …

Washington Mudslide Yields 2 More Bodies

Rescuers slogging through muck and rain Tuesday in an increasingly desperate search for survivors of a massive mudslide instead recovered two bodies and believe they have located another eight, Washington state officials said. The grim discoveries further demoralized the four-day …

Ridesharing Service Sued by Seattle Taxi Drivers

A Seattle-area taxi drivers organization has sued an app-based ridesharing service, alleging that Uber violates multiple laws and regulations, thus harming taxi drivers and the public. The Seattle Times reported the lawsuit filed Monday by the Western Washington Taxicab Operators …

More GM Vehicles Faulty Than In Recall Claims California Lawsuit

A lawsuit against General Motors Co. filed this week in San Francisco seeking class action status includes plaintiffs who own cars outside GM’s recall of 1.6 million vehicles. The suit claims that a wider set of GM vehicles than the …

California Commissioner Gives ‘App On, No Match’ Ridesharing View

California Commissioner Dave Jones made his initial recommendations to the California Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday following the California Department of Insurance’s investigatory hearing on March 21 relating to insurance issues and transportation network companies. Jones made his recommendation public …

Burnham Benefits Taps Brink and Stratton in Northern California

Irvine, Calif.-based Burnham Benefits Insurance Services Inc. named Tina Brink vice president and Nicole Stratton as account executive in Burnham’s recently opened Sacramento office. Brink will bring new business to the Sacramento office and maintain a strategic partnership with Burnham …

CoreLogic in California Acquires Marshall & Swift/Boeckh and DataQuick

CoreLogic closed its acquisition of Marshall & Swift/Boeckh and DataQuick Information Systems, a property data and analytics information company. The acquisition also included the credit and flood services operations of DataQuick Lending Solutions from the Decision Insight Information Group. MSB …

Comedian’s Vegas Suit Goes on With Jury Selection

Comedian George Wallace is in a Las Vegas courtroom seeking damages from a Strip resort for a leg injury he received when he fell over electrical wiring during a private performance in 2007. Jury selection continued Thursday in Clark County …

Colorado Flood Survivors New Worry: Insurance Cost Hike

Thousands of Coloradans could face major cost increases for their flood insurance, just as many are trying to decide whether to rebuild or move on after the devastating September flooding. More than 5,700 federally subsidized policies in Colorado could be …

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