December 19, 2023
A Los Angeles-area church was destroyed in a massive fire early Sunday, just hours before a celebration that was set to include a Christmas play and a toy giveaway. Firefighters arrived at Victory Outreach church in Pomona at about 2:45 …
December 19, 2023
King County, Washington will pay $225,000 to settle a civil rights lawsuit brought by a Black man who was arrested on drug charges after a veteran detective made false statements to obtain a search warrant, including misidentifying him in a …
December 19, 2023
A Tesla driver will pay more than $23,000 in restitution for the deaths of two people during a 2019 car crash in a Los Angeles suburb, a decision announced the same day that the automaker recalled nearly all vehicles sold …
December 18, 2023
Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay about $54 million to settle discrimination claims brought by California’s civil rights agency on behalf of women employed by the video game maker. The settlement, which is subject to court approval, resolves allegations that …
December 18, 2023
Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued fines in November totaling $305,694 against insurance companies and insurance producers for violations of state insurance laws and regulations. Following are the fines, the reasons for them from the commissioner’s office and the details …
December 15, 2023
From a broad view, data from the cannabis industry fails to paint an informative picture of what lies ahead for the business in 2024 or what the year holds for insurance professionals specializing in servicing the sector. Despite a prevailing …
December 15, 2023
Authorities brought in outside experts to find the source of carbon monoxide believed to have killed one student and sickened two others at a college in Washington. The experts, from a forensic engineering firm that specializes in carbon monoxide investigations, …
December 15, 2023
Woodruff Sawyer named Luke Parsons the firm’s national private equity and venture capital practice group leader. Parsons was previously senior vice president of Woodruff Sawyer’s private equity and due diligence teams. He was named partner and senior vice president in …
December 14, 2023
Initial data on fiscal year 2022/23 public self-insured claims experience in the California workers’ compensation system show that public self-insured’s total claim volume, spurred by a sharp drop in indemnity claims, fell 16.8% in the 12 months ending June 30 …
December 14, 2023
Former Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza is being dropped from a lawsuit filed by a woman who alleged she was raped by San Diego State University football players in 2021, it was announced. The woman agreed to dismiss Araiza from …