West News
News for October 2008
October 31, 2008
- Study: California Earthquake Could Cause $200 Billion in Losses
- Nevada Cap on Medical Damage Awards Draws Criticism
- Northwest Could Learn From 2004 Indonesian Tsunami
October 30, 2008
October 29, 2008
- California Change to Construction Contracts Could Increase Litigation
- AG Settles for $160 Million Refund from Los Angeles Utility Company
- California Dairy Processor Has Exploding Milk
October 28, 2008
- Survey: Insurance Agent Salaries Could Freeze in 2009
- Los Padres Fire Coast Expected to be $23 Million
October 27, 2008
- State Fines Maui Company $500,000 for Coral Damage
- Wyoming and Montana Say Fire Season Below Normal
- Idaho Man Sues Weapon Makers, Wal-Mart Over Injury
October 26, 2008
October 24, 2008
- California Commissioner Announces 5% Workers' Comp Rate Increase
- Fire-Charred New Mexico Mountains Fuel Policy Debate
- Washington Seeks Tools to Fight Identity Thieves
- Hawaii Wants New Disaster Response Center
October 23, 2008
- Idaho Links In to Online National Insurance Producer Registry
- Californians Take Responsibility For Underinsurance
- Winds Push California Wildfire Away from Homes
- Washington, Lease Crutcher Lewis Settle Over Crane Safety Violations
October 22, 2008
- Oregon Proposes Sharing Wildfire Costs
- California Opens Local Assistance Center for Wildfire Victims
- Utah Motorcycle Deaths Hit Record High
- Idaho Residents Remember Strong Earthquake
October 21, 2008
- Oregon Insurance Division Administrator Kipper Stepping Down
- Arizona Hosts Insurance Fraud Summit
- Willis Report: California May See Less Shaking in Earthquake
- California Recovers Nearly $13 Million Following 2007 Wildfires
October 20, 2008
- Sams & Associates Acquires Anderson Claims Service
- LA Public Transit Faces Dilemma Due to AIG Demise
- Stubborn California Wildfire Contained
- Portland Firemen Say City Broke Contract
- Insurance Commissioner Joins Industry Volunteers to Help Feed Sacramento Homeless
October 17, 2008
October 16, 2008
- Former New Mexico Senator Pleads Guilty in Corruption Case
- California Reminds Fire Evacuees of Additional Living Expenses Coverage
- Wells Fargo Adds Williams As Claims Executive in West
October 15, 2008
- Wildfires Rage North of Los Angeles
- Unemployment Claims Rise Sharply in Oregon
- Wind-Whipped California Wildfires Double in Size
- Evacuations Partly Lifted in Deadly Los Angeles Fire
- Public School Officials Can Be Liable for Not Responding to Harassment Claims
- California Marine Base Fire Forces Evacuations of 4,000 People
- Los Angeles County Marek Fire 70 Percent Contained
October 14, 2008
- Fire Burns 2,000 Acres Northeast of Los Angeles
- Oregon Launches Web site for Finance Questions
- Wind-Whipped Fire Reaches Structures Near L.A.
October 13, 2008
- Wildfire Destroys Home, Barn in Napa Valley
- AIG May Sell Hawaii Unit to Pay Federal Loan
- Sacramento Couple Arrested for Insurance Fraud
- Colorado Orders 16% Decrease in Workers Comp Loss Costs
- Wildfire Threatens Homes, Wineries in Napa Valley
- Norbert Makes Landfall
October 10, 2008
- Oregon Police Recover Pickup Stolen in 1986
- Camp Pendleton Marines Fight Wildfire Burning Explosives Range
- Oregon Family Sues Maker of Riding Lawnmower
- Small Business Owners Unfamiliar With Risks in Self-Insured Groups' Workers' Comp Insurance
- Insurance To Cover Vaccinations for Rabid Bat
October 9, 2008
- Montana State Fund Down About $26 Million in Market Tumble
- Nick Nolte Escapes His Burning Home in Malibu
October 8, 2008
- Drug Stayed on Hospital Shelves Despite Recall
- 6 Die in Economy-Related Murder-Suicide in Los Angeles
- Supreme Court Rules Against Bakery Shop Owner
- New Mexico Forester Urges Fire Prevention
October 6, 2008
- Frito-Lay Inc. Sued Following Religious Complaint
- California Fire Grows to Nearly 12,000 Acres
- Seattle To Provide Asian Communities With Fraud Prevention Tools
- Oregon Pregnancy Center Gets Temporary Home
October 3, 2008
- Claim Filed over Arizona Student's Death
- Idaho Farmers Fear Road Damage to Impede Harvest
- Hawaii Unveils New Emergency Radio System
- Court: Pharmacy Can Be Liable for Dispensing Withdrawn Drugs
October 2, 2008
- Leader of Mortgage Association Faces Fraud Lawsuit
- California Governor Vetoes Workers' Comp Legislation
- Attorneys Look for Metrolink Survivors
- Disaster Relief Checks in Mail to Pacific Coast Fishermen
- Schwarzenegger Vetoes Health Insurance Bill
- Colorado Tests Way to Reduce Collisions between Cars and Elk
- California State Fund Names Five Management Appointments
October 1, 2008