The family of an 18-year-old who was shot and killed after brandishing a knife at two Medford, Ore. police officers has filed a $2 million wrongful death lawsuit against the city. Family members called police in January 2012 when a …
The city of Los Angeles has filed a lawsuit against Citigroup and Wells Fargo, seeking damages for a loss in tax revenue due to discriminatory mortgage lending to the city’s minority communities, a court filing showed. In complaints filed in …
A lawsuit filed by a family against a Lake Tahoe ski resort and other companies over the death of a man who fell from a chairlift has been settled, although financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Sacramento …
A California woman has pleaded not guilty to what is believed to be the first traffic citation alleging a motorist was using Google’s computer-in-an-eyeglass. The device known as Google Glass, not yet widely available to the public, features a thumbnail-size …
Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. named John Elliott as chief information officer. Elliott will be responsible for developing and implementing the technology strategy to achieve the company’s business objectives. He will oversee various IT teams, and he will work …
Gov. Susana Martinez has appointed a state government lawyer from Albuquerque to run a regulatory agency overseeing New Mexico’s workers’ compensation program. Darin Childers becomes director of the Workers’ Compensation Administration starting next week. He has served as the agency’s …
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members cannot be held liable for injuries suffered by a child on a church-organized outing in Idaho six years ago, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled. Justices said there was no …
Donald Soderberg has been named administrator of Nevada’s Division of Industrial Relations. Soderberg is based out of the Las Vegas office and will oversee the division’s statewide operations, which encompasses five units to address worker safety: workers’ compensation; mine safety …
Valhalla, N.Y.-based USI Insurance Services has entered into an agreement to acquire Van Gilder Insurance Corp. in Denver, Colo. This deal is expected to close on Dec. 10. Terms were not disclosed. Van Gilder is a full-service insurance brokerage firm …
AmWINS Group Inc. has reached a definitive agreement with Fortegra Financial Corp. to acquire Bliss & Glennon, an excess and surplus lines wholesale insurance broker and managing general agency in California, and eReinsure, an online platform for managing the placement …
