A lawsuit filed by a Washington oyster farmer accusing a former county deputy of falsifying an arrest report and urging a person to lie during a domestic-violence investigation has been settled for $250, 000. Gerardo Rodarte, the owner of Samish …
The family of a man who drowned in Tempe Town Lake in Arizona a year ago filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, noting that its police department doesn’t have a policy requiring officers to go into the water …
The regulation of property/casualty insurance in California has been an epic failure—look no further than the state of the market for personal automobile and homeowners insurance. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s automobile insurance rate moratorium and refusal to process rate …
A former elections official for a rural Arizona county where leaders have embraced election conspiracy theories has received a $130,000 settlement over toxic work environment claims. Lisa Marra, who was Cochise County elections director during the 2022 midterm election, got …
A California judge dismissed all charges against Pacific Gas & Electric in connection to a 2020 fatal wildfire sparked by its equipment that destroyed hundreds of homes and killed four people, including an 8-year-old. The utility also reached a $50 …
PCF Insurance Services, based in Lehi, Utah, named Rocky Steele senior vice president of legal and compliance. Steele oversees PCF Insurance’s legal and compliance function. He has also served as co-founder and chairman of the board at Ascend Education and …
The California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research announced $8 million in project awards through Round I of the Adaptation Planning Grant. The grant, funded through Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2021-2022 climate budget and established through state law, are to support …
The driver of the semitruck involved in a fatal crash on Interstate 5 in Oregon earlier this month that left seven farmworkers dead has been indicted on charges of manslaughter, court documents show. A grand jury in Marion County Court …
Island Insurance named Reid Hokama vice president, personal lines and marketing. Reid has nearly three decades of financial experience and most recently was vice president and investment strategy manager in Central Pacific Bank’s Wealth Management Group. Other previous positions include …
State Farm’s announcement last week that the carrier was no longer writing new personal or business property/casualty policies in California “reflects the poor underwriting experience for California homeowners’ writers,” a ratings agency said on Wednesday. Fitch Ratings issued a statement …
