San Francisco, Calif.-based Wells Fargo Insurance is rebranding its special risks group to Safehold Special Risk Inc. The new entity combines the division’s five practices: Wells Fargo Special Risks, Digital Risk, Britt Paulk, Agency Resources and Harbor Risk. Products and …
Sherwin-Williams Co., NL Industries Inc. and ConAgra Grocery Products LLC were ordered by a judge to pay $1.15 billion to replace or contain lead paint in millions of homes after losing a public-nuisance lawsuit brought by 10 California cities and …
Capital Insurance Group named Gray Tyndall as vice president and chief financial officer. CIG also named Radhakrishna Mydam vice president and chief information officer. Tyndall succeeds retiring Bob Erickson, and he assumes executive responsibilities of controllership, treasury, economic strategy and …
Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles officials have advice for immigrants seeking a driver authorization card: study. They estimate 75 percent of applicants have failed the written test needed for the card under a new law that made the state the …
Another attempt is being made at the New Mexico Legislature to prohibit texting while driving. Democratic Sen. Peter Wirth of Santa Fe has pre-filed a bill, marking the fifth time a version of a texting-while-driving ban has been introduced at …
The parents of a 3-year-old girl who suffered massive brain damage have filed a lawsuit against a Kailua, Hawaii dentist, alleging negligence and dangerous conduct in sedating the child. Ashley and Evan Boyle filed the lawsuit last week against Lilly …
Edgewood Partners Insurance Center named Sama Hershey Davis in it employee benefits consulting practice in California. Hershey Davis has 15 years of experience in healthcare, benefits consulting, human resources, compliance, wellness and client relationship management. Hershey Davis will provide client …
The public can now listen to hearings from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals online. The court said Thursday it will offer online audio access to all of its proceedings beginning with its hearings next week in Pasadena. It’s …
The German family of a 16-year-old exchange student who died while skiing at Montana’s Whitefish Mountain Resort in 2010 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the resort. The family of Niclas Waschle filed the lawsuit Dec. 24 in U.S. …
Troubled smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd. is accusing a company backed by “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest of being a rip-off artist. The allegations emerged in a patent infringement lawsuit filed Friday in a San Francisco federal court by BlackBerry. The …
