State Sen. Ron Calderon pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges that he accepted $100,000 in bribes in return for pushing legislation, charges that could send him to federal prison for years. Calderon, a member of a powerful Democratic political …
A woman seeks $600,000 in a slip-and-fall lawsuit filed against a Bend, Ore. hospital. The Bend Bulletin reported the lawsuit filed on behalf of Diana Jones alleges the hospital failed to warn of a slippery tile floor as visitors tracked …
With California’s agricultural heartland entrenched in drought, almond farmers are letting orchards dry up and in some cases making the tough call to have their trees torn out of the ground, leaving behind empty fields. In the California’s Central Valley, …
Klamath Falls, Ore.-based Work First Casualty Co. named Brian Schumacher vice president of information services. Schumacher, who previously served as director of information services, will be responsible for spearheading Work First’s efforts to shift the company’s traditional infrastructure to a …
The Surplus Line Association of California has elected Ian Fitt, CEO and chairman of Western Re/Managers Insurance Services Inc., chair of the SLA Executive Committee, the organization’s board of directors. Fitt’s election became official after SLA tallied the final ballots …
James Eldredge has joined The Buckner Co. in Utah Eldredge has more than a decade of insurance experience, mostly within the commercial insurance sector. Eldredge focuses on contractors, real estate development, professional liability, environmental and pollution, non-profit organizations, manufacturing and …
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that state Sen. Ron Calderon has been indicted in a corruption case and accused of taking about $100,000 in bribes from a hospital executive in Southern California who ran an alleged workers’ compensation scheme. …
A former top executive at California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund has admitted to charges of a conflict of interest in awarding contacts to a software firm while he was at State Fund, it was made public on Friday by the …
A California Legislator on Friday introduced a bill that would prevent construction on seismic fissures. Senate Bill 1155 would mandate that developers and city officials treat an unzoned earthquake fault line just like a zoned earthquake fault line, plus add …
Two women are suing Southern California Edison, claiming their electricity was cut off for refusing to pay a nearly $140,000 bill racked up by a marijuana grower. City News Service says the suit, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles, alleges breach …
