West News for March 2019
- Cal/OSHA Cites Contractor After Workers Hospitalized for Valley Fever
- Los Angeles to Pay $12M in Wrongful-Conviction Case
- Bolder Insurance in Colorado Names Mckeon Insurance Advisor
- Cavignac & Associates in California Names Schuman Account Manager
- Mine Operator Cited for Safety Issues in Fatality at Nevada Gold Mine
- Oregon Ponders Giving Driving Privileges to Undocumented Immigrants
- California Jury Awards $9M to Family of Woman Shot to Death
- Holmes Murphy Moves Denver Office
- Lawsuit Blames Nevada Casino Restaurant for Salmonella
- Oregon Confirms Data of 1.6M Residents Exposed in Breach
- CSAA in California Names Allstate’s Troy President and CEO
- Washington Insurance Commissioner Issued $80K in Fines in February
- California Disaster Insurance Act Passes Key Committee
- California Grower Recalling Avocados Over Listeria Fears
- Washington City Planning Big Driver Bike, Pedestrian Safety Changes
- California to Waive Environmental Rules to Prep for Wildfire Season
- California Judges Target Class Actions That Benefit Lawyers Over Consumers
- Western Growers in California Names Floyd Employee Benefits Director
- Weather Service Reports Record Gust During Colorado Springs Blizzard
- Washington Teacher Agrees to $850K to Withdraw Discrimination Suit
- PG&E Pushes Back on Judge’s Proposals to Prevent Wildfires
- California Workers’ Compensation Institute Elects 2019 Board
- Lockton, Children’s Bureau Honored by Insurance Industry
- Paralyzed California Man Settles Shooting Lawsuit for $2.5M
- Climate Activists Petition for Carriers in California to Reveal Fossil Fuel Insureds
- Stone Creek Adds Wagner in Washington
- Hailstorm That Slammed Southern California Unusual, Though Not Unheard of
- California Contractor Cited for Accident That Fatally Crushed Worker
- Anchorage Planning to Spend $36M to Fix Schools Damaged in Big Quake
- Washington High Court Hears Case on Carbon Pollution
- Relation Names Brennan Account Executive in California
- Study Examines Impact of California Workers’ Comp Formulary
- Washington Blizzard Killed 1,850 Cows, Yakima Farmers Reeling
- Arizona Names Insurance Department Head to Second Agency
- Hub Acquires Assets of Ritehealth Solutions in Colorado
- Surplus Line Association of California Formally Elects 2019 Board
- Seattle Paying $160K to Settle Lawsuit
- New Mexico Tornado Destroyed 10 Homes, Inured 5
- Los Angeles Explosion Following Gas Leak Reports
- Pinnacol Assurance in Colorado to Distribute $70M Dividends
- Utah Abortion Doctor Files Defamation Suit Against Conservative Media Sites
- New Mexico Tornado Traveled 15-Mile-Long Path, Report Shows
- Nevada Mulling ‘Textalyzer’ Tech That Scans Cellphones After Crashes
- $3M Grant for California Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program
- California Jury Awards $29M in J&J Baby Powder Cancer Case
- Students from University of Southern California, Other Schools File Admissions-Scandal Class Action
- Topa in California Names Griffard Director of Financial Planning And Analysis
- Hanson Insurance Group Acquires Assets of KMI Insurance in Oregon
- Washington Will be Joining Other States in Suing Major Opioid Shippers
- ISU Insurance Agency in California Names Martinez Vice President
- Airbnb Loses Huge Battle Over California City’s Rental Law
- Deadly 2017 California Wildfire Found Sparked by Edison Power Lines
- California Jury Orders J&J to Pay $29 Million in Talc-Linked Cancer Trial
- Pfizer Agrees to Settle in Oregon Probe Over False Advertising
- Former Nevada Test Site Guard Sues Over Assault, Harassment
- Earthquake Survey Finds Thousands of Washington Buildings a Concern
- Startup CEO Exonerated from Crimes, Seeks Compensation for Firing
- Uber Paying $20M to Settle Long-Running Legal Battle With Drivers
- Costco Captive in Washington Pays $3.6M in Back Premium Taxes, Penalties
- Bill Advancing to Make Recreational Marijuana Legal in New Mexico
- Honolulu Paying $550K to Settle 2009 Police Suit
- Quake Shakes Central Alaska, No Damage Reported
- Reliance Partners Acquires CTS in California
- Willis Towers Watson Appoints Hotchkiss, Johnson, Haitsch to Leadership Roles in West
- Lane Joins Alliant Specialty as Executive VP in California
- California Race Track Imposing New Safety, Welfare Rules for Horses
- Idaho Woman to Get Only Small Part of Award in Suit Involving Sheriff’s Deputy
- Lepore Promoted to VP at California’s Burnham Benefits Insurance Services
- Former California Commissioner Named Fellow at ClimateWorks Foundation
- United Valley in California Names O’Dell Assistant Vice President
- Mayer Brown Adds Baysinger, Duchene in California
- California Track Cancels Racing After 21 Horses Die in 2 Months
- Forest Management After Fires a Focus for California Agency
- Mayer Brown Names Insurance Transaction Attorney Chen Partner in California
- Arrowhead Launches Commercial Earthquake Program in California
- SIU Managers in California Rebrands as EQ One
- California Bills Would Add More Punch to Consumer Data Protection Law
- Defamation Can Be Implied in Idaho, High Court Rules
- M4.5 Earthquake Confirmed Near Colorado-Utah Border
- Judge Orders PG&E Compliance With Fire-Safety Laws
- No Criminal Liability for Uber in Fatal 2018 Arizona Self-Driving Car Crash
- Washington Commissioner’s Request for Disaster Resilience Plan Passes Senate
- High Avalanche Danger in Colorado Following Heavy Snow
- Relation Insurance Acquires Villane Ward in California
- Former Washington Agent Jailed for Stealing Premiums
- Lo Retires as CFO of M.J. Hall & Co. in California, Succeeded by Terner
- Drilling Rules in Colorado Would Undergo Major Shift Under Bill
- Opinion: California’s Wildfires Burn Our Climate Illusions
- InterWest Acquires Placer Insurance Agency in California
- Nevada OKs Workers’ Comp Loss-Cost and Assigned-Risk Rate Decreases
- Northern California River Flooded 2,000 Buildings
- 700K State Farm Customers in Arizona Getting 3% Auto Insurance Rate Cut
- California Charter School Settles Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
- California Insurance Agents Arrested for Stealing from Clients
- Washington Woman Charged in Tiffany Bracelet Claim
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