West News for August 2020
- California State Fund Declares 10% 2020 Mid-Year Dividend
- Insurer Travelers Overcomes California Restaurant’s COVID-19 Business Loss Claim
- Damages Awarded to Colorado Woman Under New ‘Revenge Porn’ Law
- Family of Man Who Died in Custody in Washington Announces $30M Suit
- California Chicken Plant Shutting Down Due to Virus Outbreak
- California Issues Cease and Desist for Illegal Extended Warranties
- Honolulu Flooding Control Plan Updated
- Worker Offered $1M to Sew Malware in Nevada
- UCLA Suing Under Armour, Seeking Damages in Excess Of $200 Million
- Washington Insurance Commissioner Probing Unpaid Insurance Taxes
- Apple Can’t Dodge California Lawsuit Claiming Sex-Bias for Canceled Contract
- California Residents with Hoses Target Fires as Crews Urge Them to Stop
- Arizona’s Resecō Group Adds Gard as Senior Advisor
- California Commissioner Issues Emergency Notice to Expedite Wildfire Claims
- California Workers’ Comp Bureau Submits Premium Rate Filing
- Flash Flood Swamps Residences, Vehicles in Utah
- Ziegler Joins CopperPoint Insurance as Senior VP, Operations
- Former Washington State Student Sues School District Over Mass Shooting
- Crest Insurance in Arizona Names Benedetto Senior Vice President
- CDI: 3 Charged with Auto Insurance Fraud, Forgery in California
- Former California Agent Charged in $55K Insurance Fraud
- 2 Washington State Agribusinesses Settle Federal Discrimination Suit for $325K
- Tanner Tapped to Lead Hylant’s Family Office Practice in Beverly Hills
- Mortenson Joins Pinnacle Actuarial Resources in Denver Area
- Former Oregon School District Student Sues, Says Principal Molested Him
- Hedge Fund Collects $3 Billion in Bet on Wildfire Insurance Claims
- California Electrical Contractor to Pay $1.25M to Settle Racial Harassment Suit
- Crest Insurance in Arizona Names Nelson COO of Employee Benefits Division
- Lockton Adds Henry to Transaction Liability Team in California
- Federal Panel Backs Workers’ Comp for Washington State Hanford Employees
- The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Adds Leavitt’s Larson in California
- Alera Group Acquires Banasky Insurance in Utah
- California Says Fire Evacuees May Be Eligible for Reimbursement from Insurer
- California Court Ruling Offers Way for Voters to Stave Off Shutdown of Uber, Lyft
- California Fires Blanket San Francisco with Smoke; Thousands Evacuated
- Federal Judge Upholds $925M Damages Verdict in Oregon Robocall Case
- Report: COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Claims on The Rise in California
- Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Embroker’s Samuels Says Diving in Was Key to Success
- Montana Officials Drop Proposed Ban on Flavored Vaping Products
- Colorado Banning Open Fires as State Battles 4 Wildfires
- Settlement Reported in Triple-Murder Lawsuit in Washington
- SCM Insurance Services in California Adds Jetté and Melbon to Ownership Team
- Washington Reporting 576 New Coronavirus Cases
- Oregon Wildfire in Mop-up Phase, 36 Structures Destroyed and 660 Threatened
- Judge Questions Authority Issue in Lawsuit on Closed Las Vegas Bars
- Fire Crews in California Battling Blazes in Extreme Heat
- Los Angeles County Owes $8M to Man Killed Like George Floyd, Court Rules
- Arizona Reports 933 Additional Virus Cases, 69 More Deaths
- Heatwaves Raising California’s Wildfire Risk
- Nevada Governor Signs Business Liability And Worker Protection Bill
- California Wildfires Burning Amid High Risk of Large Blazes
- CopperPoint in Arizona Announces New Regional Structure
- Calif. Court Rules Amazon Liable Like Other Retailers for Defective Products
- InterWest Insurance Services Adds Aflac’s Brubaker as Commercial Broker in California
- The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Adds Newfront’s Merrick in California
- Uber and Lyft Lose Bid to Delay California Driver Injunction
- Crews Continue to Battle Massive California Fire, Evacuations Ordered
- California Labor Commissioner Reaches $2.6M Settlement with Restaurant
- The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Names Phillips to Head New Office in California
- California Workers’ Comp Committee OKs 2021 Pure Premium Filing
- Uber Likely to Temporarily Stop California Operations Due to New Driver Ruling
- California Quake Alerts Will Come Standard on Android Phones
- California Bill Addressing Property Rates in Wildfire-Prone Areas Awaits Hearing
- California Construction Worker Arraigned for Workers’ Comp Fraud
- Idaho Man Sentenced for ‘Crash And Buy’ Insurance Fraud
- COVID-19 a Growing Share of Shrinking Work Comp Claims in 2 States
- California Coronavirus Cases Hit 554K
- California Judge Blocks Uber, Lyft From Classifying Drivers as Contractors
- Homes Evacuated by Growing Wildfire in Western Colorado
- Judge Orders PG&E in California to Beef up Safety
- Arizona Wins $22.5M Judgment Against Vaping Firm
- Appeals Panel Rejects Suit over Abandoned Mine Shaft Death in Colorado
- 8 Washington Fitness Centers Cited for Violating Safe Start Order
- California Department of Insurance Fraud Suit Results in $24M in Payments from AbbVie
- Nevada Passes COVID-19 Liability and Worker Protection Deal
- Flower Shop in Washington Fined $4,000 for Mask Violation
- Lockton Pacific Series Names Ricks Vice President in California
- Judge May Not Grant Injunction Forcing Uber, Lyft to Classify Drivers as Employees
- Insurance Office of America Adds Zubiate to Transportation Team in Western Region
- Health Official: California COVID-19 Cases Underreported
- Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Flux’s Prince Sees Greatest Value in Being an Advisor
- United Valley Insurance Services Adds Kulchin Ross in California
- California Labor Commissioner Suing Uber, Lyft for ‘Systemic Wage Theft’
- Nevada Governor Rolling out County-By-County Virus Response
- Arizona Reports 1,030 More Virus Cases, 14 More Deaths
- Port of Seattle Officer Files Race-Based Discrimination Suit
- California Governor Cautiously Upbeat About Coronavirus Numbers
- Mercury General in California Reports 2Q Earnings of $228M
- Officials: Vehicle Malfunction Sparked Southern California Wildfire
- Rule Requires Washington Insurers to Notify Consumers of Appeal Rights
- New Mexico Reports 210 More Coronavirus Cases, 9 Deaths
- Northern California Woman Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud and ID Theft
- Family of Teen Who Died at Washington University Fraternity Files Lawsuit
- Thousands Evacuated in Wake of Growing Southern California Wildfire
- Lawsuit Accuses Utah State University of Discrimination in Student Expulsion
- Charges Filed Against Man in Deadly Seattle Apartment Fire
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