Fire No Longer Threatens Key Idaho Nuclear Facilities July 26, 2019 By Rebecca Boone and Felica Fonseca BOISE, Idaho — The nation’s primary nuclear research facility planned to go back to regular operations on Thursday after a... Read More
Union Splits From Uber and Lyft on California Worker Rights Law July 26, 2019 By Josh Eidelson Uber and Lyft suffered a setback in their months-long fight against rules that could force them to reclassify California drivers... Read More
Insurers Offer Competing Plan to Rescue PG&E from Bankruptcy July 25, 2019 SAN FRANCISCO — Insurance companies contending that Pacific Gas & Electric owes them more than $20 billion from wildfire claims... Read More
Rains Aid in Battling Ponderosa Pine Fire Near Flagstaff, Arizona July 24, 2019 By David Schwartz PHOENIX, Ariz. — Flames raged mostly unchecked for a third day through America’s largest ponderosa pine forest, threatening thousands of... Read More
California Cities Ask Newsom to Remove Hurdles for PG&E Assets July 19, 2019 A new California law, a win for Governor Gavin Newsom, is intended to help utilities cover wildfire liabilities. But it’s... Read More
Calif.’s Top Comp Judge Urges Attorneys to be Civil July 19, 2019 By Jim Sams ANAHEIM, California — The Division of Workers’ Compensation has assigned a California Highway Patrol officer to each of the state’s... Read More
California Finally Settles Old Public Nuisance Claim for Lead Paint Remediation July 18, 2019 By Joshua Schneyer When Californian counties and cities first sued paint makers in 2000, they wanted the companies to pay billions to remove... Read More
Editor's Picks Calif. Employers Still Guessing If Comp Reforms Can Withstand New Governor July 18, 2019 By Jim Sams ANAHEIM, California — Seven months into the administration of Gov. Gavin Newsom, employers in solid-blue California are still waiting to... Read More
Insurers Win Appellate Victory, but Calif. Misclassification Suit Continues July 17, 2019 By Jim Sams Insurers and service companies won a major victory this week against lawyers who were trying to bind a group of... Read More
9th Circuit: Policy’s War Exclusion Doesn’t Apply to Attacks by Hamas July 16, 2019 By Jim Sams Missiles fired by Hamas from the Gaza Strip into Israel did not constitute an act of war that triggered an... Read More