West News for July 2021
- New Mexico Public Defender’s Office Settles Harassment Claims for $345K
- Alaska Quake Triggers Prolonged Shaking, Small Tsunami
- Monsanto Told to Pay Washington Teachers $185M Over PCB Exposure
- People Moves: United Valley Adds Cyr; MJ Hall Names Brooks Lead Broker in California
- Warming Rivers in Western U.S. Killing Imperiling Fish Industry
- FEMA OKs Funds to Help Fight Montana Wildfire
- Labor Commissioner Cites Three California Grocers $447K over COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave
- California, Nevada Governors Tour Site of Massive Wildfire
- Elderly Colorado Man Tasered Says Cop Put Knee on Neck in Lawsuit
- California Requiring Vaccine or Testing for State Workers
- University Study Poses Possible Future for Western Wildfires as a Decade-Long Burst, Followed by Gradual Decline
- Bayer Will Appeal U.S. Court Ruling on PCBs If Necessary
- Winds Feeding California’s Largest Wildfire
- 200 Buildings Added to Avalanche Risk Areas for Alaskan City
- Viewpoint: Is California Serious About Addressing the Wildfire Risk? Not So Much.
- Former California Insurance Agent Sentenced for Embezzling Nearly $200K
- Oregon Home Manufacturer Sued for Alleged Racism, Discrimination
- Firefighters Injured While Fighting Montana Wildfire
- California’s Largest Wildfire Torches Homes as Blazes Lash West
- Fire Crews Making Progress on Massive Oregon Blaze
- Woman Dead, 3 Missing Following Flooding in Colorado Burn Area
- Officials: Lightning Likely Caused 2020 California Forest Fire
- Bomb Squad Caused Damaging California Fireworks Explosion, Officials Say
- PG&E in California’s Will Pay to Bury Power Lines to Prevent Wildfires
- People Moves: California Insurance Commissioner Appoints Members to CIGA, COIN Boards
- California Commissioner Lowers Workers’ Comp Benchmark
- California Workers’ Comp Report: Private Self-Insured Indemnity Claim Frequency, Paid & Incurred Losses Spiked in 2020
- $5.5M Settlement Reached in Washington Nurse Lawsuit
- California Healthcare Provider Paying $37M to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuits
- PG&E Says Equipment Possibly Linked to Big California Wildfire
- Judge Upholds California Insurance Commissioner’s Order to Expand FAIR Plan Coverage
- In the Face of a Severe California Wildfire Season, is The Oft-Used ‘Mitigation’ Word Too Little Too Late?
- Former Oregon Medical Resident Says Settlement Deal Breached
- M5.1 Earthquake Confirmed off Northern California Coast
- People Moves: Island Insurance Names Kadomoto Assistant Vice President; The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers in California Names Arricale Chief Financial Officer
- Washington Couple Face Felony Charges in $116K Workers’ Comp Scam
- Oregon Wildfire Burns More than 476 Square Miles
- Takeaways from Our Conversation on The Impact of California Wildfires on Cannabis Insurance
- People Moves: Pinnacol Names Johnson Chief Human Resources Officer; CIBA CEO Marino Stepping Down with Rheel Named New CEO
- 17 More Arraigned in $822K California Auto Insurance Fraud Ring
- Washington Governor Declares Drought Emergency
- Ousted New Mexico Police Chief Files Whistleblower Suit
- Largest Wildfire in Oregon Prompts New Evacuations
- Uber to Share Sexual Assault Claims Data on Website in Deal with California Regulator
- Newfront and ABD Insurance in California Agree to Merge
- California Pension Fund Agrees to $2.7B Lawsuit Deal
- Western Wildfires Threatening Parched Tribal Lands
- People Moves: Burnham in California Names Jacques Vice President; AMERIND Names Dahl COO
- Pandemic Part of a Perfect Storm for Insurers, Homeowners Bracing for Bad Wildfire Season
- California Lawsuits Say Pesticide Caused Kids’ Brain Damage
- Judge Approves $73M Payout to Alleged UCLA Doctor Sex Victims
- Cal/OSHA: Protect Workers from Unhealthy Air due to Wildfire Smoke
- Feds Authorize Emergency Procedures to Help Drought-Impacted Producers
- Wildfires Burning Homes, Land Across 10 States in West
- $5M Claims Filed Against Seattle for Handling of Mayor’s Texts
- Fire At Washington Businesses Probed as Arson
- Crest Insurance Group Acquires SpringbergMcAndrew in Arizona
- Aftershocks From M6 Earthquake Rattle California, Nevada
- Jury Awards $1.5M to Man Run Over by Washington Police Officer
- Heat Wave Blankets West as Wildfires Rage in Several States
- Washington Adding Emergency Heat Exposure Rules for Outdoor Workers
- Cardinal Health, AppleOne Settle California Harassment and Retaliation Suit for $1.45M
- County in Washington Ordered to Pay $900K to Worker Over Retaliation
- California Seeing More Wildfires So Far Than in Disastrous 2020
- Obsidian Acquires Western Home Insurance in California
- California Insurance Company Pressing for its ‘Day in Court’
- Washington Governor Declares Wildfire State of Emergency, Burn Ban
- Drought Emergency Declared in 15 More Montana Counties
- California Drivers Charged After Text Messages Detail Alleged Fraud Scheme
- Oregon Farm Where Worker Died Earlier Cited for Safety Violations
- Washington Commissioner Wants Auto Claims, Rebate Data from Insurers
- Record Closed on California Workers’ Comp Pure Premium Rate Filing
- M5.2 Quake on Hawaii’s Big Island Felt as Far Away as Kauai
- Following Years of Deadly Wildfires, PG&E Again Vows to Do Better
- Judge Advances Privacy Lawsuit Against Google Voice Assistant
- California’s Coming Wildfire Season Points to Potential Non-Renewals Ahead for Homeowners
- New Mexico City Settling Ex-Officers’ Suit over Race-Based Enforcement
- Hub Acquires Assets of Oregon-Based Ward Insurance Agency
- Small Earthquake Confirmed in Central Wyoming
- Containment of Northern California Wildfires Grows, Wind a Concern
- Machinery at Montana Car Wash Severs Worker’s Lower Leg
- Takeaways from a Cannabis Half-Year Outlook Conversation
- New Mexico Opening Door to New Era of Civil Rights Lawsuits
- PG&E in California Seeks $3.6B in Rate Hikes for Wildfire Safety
- California Firefighters Battling Growing Wildfires
- California City is Requiring Gun Owners to Carry Liability Insurance
- Washington Labor Department Says Data of Some Workers May Have Been Exposed in Contractor Incident
- Researchers Use Drones to Help Forecast Fires as Wildfires Hit Western U.S.
- California Advances Decriminalizing Psychedelic Substances
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