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Idaho Woman Files Lawsuit Against Fertility Doctor

An Idaho woman is suing her one-time fertility doctor, saying he secretly used his own sperm to inseminate her 34 years ago, the latest in a string of such cases brought as at-home DNA sampling enables people to learn more …

Magnitude 3.7 Earthquake Struck San Francisco Region

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake with its center at San Francisco`s international airport rattled the Bay Area Friday evening but there were no reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the minor quake struck about 7 miles beneath the San …

Oregon OSHA Cites Contractor for Repeatedly Violating Fall Hazard Requirements

Oregon OSHA cited Forest Grove contractor J&K Roofing Co. $39,000 for repeatedly violating a requirement to provide protection to safeguard workers from fall hazards that could injure or kill them. The citation resulted from an inspection launched in response to …

Lawyers Trade Blame for 2019 California Boat Fire That Killed 34 People as Trial Begins

Federal prosecutors said this week that the captain of a scuba dive boat should be held responsible for the deaths of 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019, while the captain`s defense attorneys said the boat’s …

People Moves: CRC Group Names Alaniz in California as Chief Digital Officer, Commercial Solutions

CRC Group named Angela Alaniz as chief digital officer of its commercial solutions division. Alaniz is based in San Francisco, Calif. Alaniz has been with CRC Group since 2010 and most recently served as senior vice president of digital solutions. …

Colorado Judge Chides Company That Tried to Pay $23,500 Settlement in 3 Tons of Coins

A Colorado judge chided a welding company that tried to pay off a $23,500 settlement with a subcontractor by sending the money in loose coins that weighed 3 tons. Judge Joseph Findley ruled Monday that JMF Enterprises “acted maliciously and …

Cybersecurity, Insurance Platform Upfort in California Raises $8M Series A Funding

Upfort raised $8 million in a Series A funding round led by SYN Ventures, with participation of Eniac Ventures and Fika Ventures, which co-led Upfort’s seed round. Upfort’s goal is to simplify the way brokers and insurers sell insurance and …

Oregon Prosecutors Charge Off-Duty Pilot Accused of Trying to Cut Engines on Midflight Jet with Attempted Murder

Oregon prosecutors have charged an off-duty pilot accused of trying to cut the engines on a Horizon Air jet in mid-air with 83 counts of attempted murder. The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office in Portland filed the charges just before …

California Regulators Suspend Recently Approved Robotaxi Service for Safety Reasons

California regulators have revoked the license of a robotaxi service owned by General Motors after determining its driverless cars that recently began transporting passengers throughout San Francisco are a dangerous menace. The California Department of Motor Vehicles` indefinite suspension of …

Tesla Aware of Autopilot Steering Malfunction Before Fatal Crash: Lawyer

An attorney suing Tesla over a fatal accident cited an internal safety analysis conducted by the company that showed it knew about a steering malfunction in its Autopilot driver assistant feature about two years earlier. The disclosure came during closing …

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