West News for January 2020
- Jury Orders Apple, Broadcom to Pay $1.1 Billion for Infringing CalTech Wi-Fi Patent
- Kobe Bryant’s Death Throws Spotlight on Crash-Warning System
- Former Washington Insurance Agent Charged in $2.8M Premium Finance Case
- School in Washington Paying $475K in Claim of Kid Released to Wrong Parent
- Washington Fines Contractor for Blasting Violations, Worker Safety Issues
- Montana Man Injured in Shooting Files Lawsuit
- California’s Topa Insurance Company Promotes Yates, Tillinghast
- AmWINS Names Bromiley Vice President in California
- Oregon Worker Who Died Was Operating Faulty Equipment
- Privacy Firm Finds Cannabis Patient Info Left Unsecured by Washington Firm
- Grocery Worker in Oregon Called Woman, Daughter Racist Slurs: Suit
- Kobe Bryant Copter Company Had 2 Other Fatal Crashes in 35 Years
- R&Q Acquires Montana Captive Insurer Vigneron
- Bender Insurance Solutions in California Names Wood Vice President of Personal Lines
- Beazley Adds Sanches as Underwriter in Southern California
- Insurers Say Proposed California Regs Could Axe Discounts for Millions
- 2 Arrested in $20M Workers’ Comp Fraud And Kickback Scheme
- California Commissioner Spearheading National Cannabis Insurance Framework
- Oregon Coast Tornado Confirmed, Caused Minor Damage
- Hawaii Looking for Ways to Combat Traffic-Related Deaths
- Cause of Kobe Bryant Copter Crash Unclear; Flight Approval Under Review
- Alera Group Acquires Muench Financial in Washington
- California Vineyard Spills Nearly 100K Gallons of Red Wine into River
- Colorado Lawmakers Want to Toughen Workplace Harassment Protections
- 4.6M Earthquake Confirmed in Southern California Desert
- Alliant Names Bubes to West Coast Benefits Team
- Worldwide Facilities Names Carrillo Assistant Vice President in California
- $5.75M Settlement in California Over Marine Veteran’s Death
- California Governor Wants to Block PG&E’s Bankruptcy Plan
- Hawaii Family Sues School Over Child’s Death While Kayaking
- Father Sues Police in Oregon for Using Stun Gun on 14-Year-Old
- $90K Settlement in Wyoming Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
- New Mexico State University Wrongly Fired Professor, Lawsuit Charges
- Wyoming Firm Settles Religious Discrimination Suit
- Former Student Says Oregon Teacher Groped Her 80 Times, Seeks $4.5M
- California Man Arrested for Insurance Fraud on Top of an Apparently Legit $1M Claim
- NFP Acquires Koty-Leavitt Insurance Agency in Arizona
- California Considers Declaring Common Pain Killer Carcinogen
- Cannasure Names Jenkins Senior Product Development Manager in California
- Topa Insurance in California Names Pavlov Chief Operating Officer
- Washington Commissioner Orders Pet Insurers to Repay $4.7M to Consumers
- Sonoma County Looking to Sue PG&E for Damages From Wildfire
- Arizona Lawmakers Vow to Boost Firefighter Cancer Coverage
- Apple Lawsuit in California Tests if Employees Can Plan Startup While on Payroll
- California Woman Sues American Airlines, Claims Employee Stalked Her
- USG Adds Gurkin as a Producer in Washington
- California Lawmaker Wants Probe of PG&E’s Chief Regulator
- California Sleep Apnea Company Pays $37.5M to Settle Kickback Lawsuits
- USG Adds Aguilar as a Producer in Arizona
- Judge Presses PG&E on How It Will Protect Wildfire Victims’ Funds Given FEMA Demand
- Alaska School District Weighing Cost of Earthquake Relief
- California Refinery Hit With $125K in Safety Violations
- Aspen Risk Management Group in California Acquired by TRISTAR
- Gig Economy Law Talk of California Insurance Wholesalers Conference
- Lawsuit Filed After Six People Found Dead in Las Vegas Fire
- Dead Crew Member’s Family Suing California Dive Boat Operator
- Southern California Uber Driver Accused of Raping Passenger
- USI Names Gilbertson Commercial Lines Practice Leader in San Francisco
- Washington Mom, Son Charged in Attempted Auto Insurance Fraud
- Judge Refuses to Stop Idaho Tribe Lawsuit Against Mining Company
- FEMA Administrator: We Want California Wildfire Costs From PG&E, Not Victims
- PIIB in California Elects 2020’s Board of Directors
- Lawsuit Accuses Police in New Mexico of Wrongful Death
- Colorado Couple Will Get $50K After Dog Housing Lawsuit
- 7 Confirmed Tornadoes in Phoenix Metro Area Last Year
- California Agent Sentenced for Stealing $174K in Premiums from Truck Drivers
- California Commissioner Adds to Curriculum Board, CIGA Board
- Las Vegas Reports Cyber Attack Breached City’s Computers
- Oregon Woman Sues Uber for $1M, Alleging Sex Assault by Driver
- Liberty Company Insurance Brokers in California Names Davis Claims Manager
- Truckers Are Exempt from California’s ‘Gig Worker’ Law, Judge Finds
- Arizona Sues Juul over Illegal Marketing
- Uber Halts Upfront Ride Pricing in Response to New California Worker Law
- Today is the Most Dangerous Day for Colorado Workers, Report Shows
- LP Insurance Services in Nevada Adds Pietromonaco
- AAIS Expands Cannabis Businessowners Policy into Nevada
- CopperPoint in Arizona Names Lontz Chief Information Officer
- Judge to Approve $215M Settlement for USC Gynecologist’s Patients
- Distinguished Programs Names Zeni Northern California Regional Sales Executive
- Palomar Holdings in California Launches Primary and Secondary Public Offering
- Utah Republican Party Settles Americans With Disabilities Act Lawsuit
- Lawsuit: Nevada Dentist Set 5-Year-Old Girl’s Mouth on Fire
- Cavignac & Associates in California Names Potter and Cavignac Principals
- Report: Salaries at California State Fund Being Questioned
- California Eyes Climate Bond to Prepare For Disasters
- Women Win $13M in Lawsuit Against Porn Site in California
- Washington Roofer Fined Nearly $375K for Putting Workers at Risk
- California State Fund Declares 15% Dividend for 2019 Policy Year
- M.J. Hall & Company in California Taps Former TOPA Chief Donahue as President
- Feds to Investigate Deadly Tesla Crash in California
- Small Undersea Quake Struck Off Southern California
- W.R. Berkley Names Levesque President of Preferred Employers; Gallacher Now Chairman
- Commentary: Are You Ready, Nevada? Nine New Laws for the New Year
- Black Guest at Oregon Hotel Sues Over ‘No Party’ Promise
- Oregon School District Pays $120K to Settle Food Allergy Suit
- Southern California Insurance Agent Arrested for Allegedly Pocketing Premiums
- Alaska Air Carrier Revises Estimate of Damage from Cyber Attack
- Financial Tug-Of-War Emerges Over California Fire Victims’ Settlement
- Women Sue Frontier Airlines in Colorado Over Sex Assaults by Passengers
- Insurance Journal’s Top 10 West Region Stories of 2019
- Judge Temporarily Blocks California Gig Worker Law for Truckers
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