PG&E Power Line Hooks Found Wrapped in Tape, Fire Victims Say A recent inspection of a PG&E Corp. transmission line uncovered equipment issues similar to those cited as the cause of... Read More
Can Violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act Be Insured? The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) took effect on Jan. 1 and compliance departments across the United States... Read More
Two So. Cal. Men Accused of $20 Million Work Comp Kickback Scheme A pair of California men have been charged with multiple felonies in an alleged $20 million workers’ compensation kickback scheme.... Read More
PG&E Surges on Plan for Board Overhaul in Bankruptcy Exit PG&E Corp. shares jumped after the company outlined plans to overhaul its board of directors, bring in safety experts and... Read More
N.M. Supreme Court Holds Tribal Casino Immune from Work Comp Claims On Jan. 16, the New Mexico Supreme Court issued its decision in Mendoza v. Isleta Resort and Casino, holding that... Read More
Insurers Relieved After Calif. Court Clarifies Small Claims Appeal Rules Defense attorneys hope a published opinion issued last week by a California appellate court will curb a tactic used by... Read More
Los Angeles High-Rise that Caught Fire Lacked Sprinklers LOS ANGELES — A 25-story West Los Angeles apartment tower that caught fire, forcing firefighters to pluck stranded people from... Read More
Helicopter Company in Kobe Bryant Crash not Certified to Fly in Poor Visibility The charter company whose helicopter crashed and killed basketball star Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others on Sunday was... Read More
Wine ‘Smoke Taint’ Disputes Linger 2 Years After Wildfires Recent wildfires in California Wine Country, particularly those that devastated parts of Napa and Sonoma counties in October 2017, have... Read More
Plaintiff Must Prove Use of Mitchell Program Violated Collateral Source Rule For the second time in a year, a federal judge rejected a plaintiff’s attorney’s argument that an insurance carrier acted... Read More