West News for May 2020
- Insurer Group Has Issue with Colorado Insurance Department’s COVID-19 Memo
- Agency Says Asbestos Cleanup Complete in Montana Superfund Site
- California Approves PG&E Bankruptcy Plan With Oversight, Safety Conditions
- University in Utah, Parents Didn’t Settle Lawsuit Over Slain Student
- Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Bozzuto with Cannabis Connect is an Outspoken Advocate for the Business
- After Big Oil Loses Appeal, Climate Suits Appear Headed to California Courts
- California Sues for Sex Misconduct on ‘Criminal Minds’ Set
- Oregon Children Sue Day Care Owner, State Agencies Over Sex Abuse
- Woodruff Sawyer Adds Crowder in Northern California
- Unlicensed Agent in California Nabbed for Allegedly Stealing $500K in Premiums
- Utah Lawsuit Against Pellet Grill Company Dismissed
- Smoke Inhalation Killed 34 in California Dive Boat Fire, Coroner Says
- Oregon’s New Insurance Emergency Orders Released for COVID-19
- State Fund in California Accepting Applications for $50M Return to Work Fund
- Residents in Small Alaska Town Feel Moderate Earthquake
- Nevada Governor Declares Emergency After Big Quake
- Warehouse Fire Devastates San Francisco’s Fishing Industry
- California Workers’ Comp Bureau Lowers Mid-Range Estimate of COVID Costs by $10B
- Crest Insurance in Colorado Adds Stephen and Vallino in Employee Benefits
- Earthquake Confirmed in Remote Area of Western Nevada
- New Mexico Hospital Paying to Settle Retaliation Claim
- Pacific Hurricane Forecast Complicated by Coronavirus
- LP Insurance Services Adds Layne in Employee Benefits in Nevada
- Woodruff Sawyer Adds Glover as Producer in California
- Oregon Governor Declares Drought Emergency in Coos County
- Aspergillus Mold Found Again at Washington Hospital
- Las Vegas Businessman Reaches $21M Settlement in Fatal DUI Crash
- Woodruff Sawyer CEO Barrengos Named CEO, Chairman; Loar Now Chairman Emeritus
- Altamont Capital Deal to Acquire Topa Insurance Called Off
- MGM, Caesars, Boyd in Vegas to Participate in COVID-19 Testing Plan
- PG&E’s Bankruptcy Plan Wins Support from California Wildfire Victims
- Coalition in California Raises $90M to Grow Internationally
- WCF Insurance Promotes Boyd to California Director of Underwriting
- Pandemic Could Complicate Colorado’s Potentially Bad Fire Season
- Parents of Oregon Baby Who Died From Meningitis Sue For $6.3M
- Nursing Home With Oregon’s Deadliest Virus Outbreak Sued
- Investigators Open Probe into Los Angeles Explosion
- Insurance Office of America Adds Goodwell in California
- Nevada Highway Damaged by Largest Area Earthquake in 65 Years
- Pilot in Helicopter Cash That Killed Lakers Star Had No Drugs, Alcohol in System
- Study: Sharp Drop in California Workers’ Comp Independent Medical Reviews
- California Expands Order for Insurers to Partially Refund Premiums
- California Workers’ Comp Bureau Chief Addresses COVID’s Impact on System
- Increased Seismic Activity in Hawaii Not Considered A Danger
- California Music Venues Sue Insurer over Business Interruption Related to COVID-19
- Walt Disney, Unions Agree on Coronavirus Worker Safeguards for Reopening Parks
- SAFE Banking in Stimulus Could Put Cannabis Industry on Steroids
- Building Owner, Alarm Companies Sued Over Deadly Las Vegas Fire
- Insurance Office of America Adds Daniel to Employee Benefits Team in Nevada
- Washington Mandates New Farmworker Housing Emergency Rules for Pandemic
- California Commissioner Names Members to Insurance Diversity Task Force
- Colorado Restaurant Shut Down for Allowing Sit-Down Dining
- California Counties Push to Reopen Ahead Of State Guidelines
- Trump Safety Regulator Blocks Washington State’s Crude Oil Train Rules
- Workers’ Comp May Need Backstop as Presumptions Push Claim Costs into Billions
- California Retailer Sues Travelers for Denied COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims
- New Mexico Man’s Body Mutilated to Fit in Coffin, Lawsuit Charges
- M4.5 Earthquake Confirmed in Southern California Desert
- California Taking Steps to Reopen Businesses, Public Spaces
- Venbrook in California Names Orlando Chief Financial Officer
- California Governor Warns Three Counties Could Lose Disaster Aid
- New Mexico Man Sues After Being Injured in Chase, Crash
- New Mexico Forest Official Cites Rising Risk of Human-Caused Wildfires
- Fatal Teen Shooting in Washington Settled For $2.25M
- Alaska Facing More Summer Cruise Ship Cancellations
- California Restaurants Have Plan for Reopening with Safeguards
- Tokio Marine HCC Names Khoury Vice President of Marketing in California
- California Court Overturns Quincy Jones’ Win in Michael Jackson Lawsuit
- Executive And His Companies to Pay $1.8M to Settle California Harassment Suit
- California Governor Announces Workers’ Comp Presumption for COVID-19
- Topa in California Names Day Permanent President and CEO
- LP Insurance Services Adds Woodbury to Nevada Commercial Team
- Court Tosses $47M Arizona Lawsuit in Cross-Median Crash
- California Lawsuit Alleges 2 Companies Inflated Gas Prices
- California Attorney General and City Attorneys Sue Uber, Lyft for Worker Misclassification
- Heffernan Acquires Contractors Insurance NW in Washington
- Mercury General in California Reports 1Q Loss of $139M
- California Issues Cease And Desist over Illegal Extended Warranties
- Crest Insurance Group Acquires John Creps Agency Company in Arizona
- Populous Areas Near Utah’s Wasatch Front Fault Lines Prone to Large Quakes
- PG&E Purging Most of Board in Fallout From Bankruptcy, California Wildfires
- BRP Group Acquires Pendulum in New Mexico
- Washington Extends Emergency Order Waiving Deductibles And Copays for Coronavirus Tests
- Coronavirus Cases Surge in Reopened Colorado Beef Plant, Worker Dies
- Pinnacol Donates $1.8M to COVID-19 Funds for Colorado Businesses, Workers
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