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Utah Families Ignore ATV Child Safety Rules

The majority of kids using all-terrain vehicles in Utah hit the dirt without learning safety rules, state parks officials say.... Read More

New Mexico Ruling Says Workers’ Comp Should Cover Medical Marijuana Program

The New Mexico Court of Appeals has ruled that a patient in the state’s medical marijuana program who was injured... Read More

‘Known-Loss’ Clause Doesn’t Negate Coverage for Property Damage to Work of Others Despite Insured’s Prior Knowledge of Damage to Own Work

The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, applying Oregon law, held on June 25, 2015 that a commercial general liability... Read More

Seattle Employer Fined More Than $215,000 for Workplace Safety Violations

A Seattle, Wash., employer has been cited for multiple serious workplace health violations after a worker became entangled in a... Read More

Thousands Cited for Violating Utah’s New Seatbelt Law

Thousands of motorists have been cited since a tougher Utah seatbelt law went into effect nearly two months ago, state... Read More

Report Finds Tractor Front-Loader Caused Fatal California Blast

The front loader of a tractor punctured a gas line that exploded in Central California earlier this year, killing one... Read More

NASA’s Flying Observatory Tracks California’s Disappearing Snowpack

A team of scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is tracking California’s snowpack levels aboard a flying laboratory. It’s called... Read More

Scientists Study Kilauea Lava to Improve Projections

Geologists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory are studying lava samples that might help fine-tune projections if Kilauea sends another 2,000-degree... Read More

Residents Recall Devastating Charlotte Fire 3 Years Later

As Sharon Abreu recalls the sequence of events that occurred on June 28, 2012, she shivers and goose bumps raise... Read More

New California Court Decision Prescribes Rules for Conducting Insurance Loss Appraisals

The California Insurance Code provides a mandatory method of resolving property insurance claim disputes by informal appraisal proceedings before two... Read More

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Utah Families Ignore ATV Child Safety Rules

New Mexico Ruling Says Workers’ Comp Should Cover Medical Marijuana Program

‘Known-Loss’ Clause Doesn’t Negate Coverage for Property Damage to Work of Others Despite Insured’s Prior Knowledge of Damage to Own Work

Seattle Employer Fined More Than $215,000 for Workplace Safety Violations

Thousands Cited for Violating Utah’s New Seatbelt Law

Report Finds Tractor Front-Loader Caused Fatal California Blast

NASA’s Flying Observatory Tracks California’s Disappearing Snowpack

Scientists Study Kilauea Lava to Improve Projections

Residents Recall Devastating Charlotte Fire 3 Years Later

New California Court Decision Prescribes Rules for Conducting Insurance Loss Appraisals

India Braces for Cyclone as El Niño Upends Global Storm Seasons

Chiquita Sees Cheap Bananas at Risk on El Niño Supply Threat

FTC, States Sue Dollar General Over Deceptive-Pricing Claims

JD Power: Total Loss Auto Claims Weigh Down Insurance Customer Satisfaction

Novo Nordisk Loses Court Ruling Over Eli Lilly Obesity Drug Ads

Walter’s Insurers Skirted Capital Rules With ‘Rolling’ Loophole

Money Managers Say There’s Nowhere to Hide as Super El Niño Forms

New York Arrests 16 in Crackdown on Staged Insurance Crashes

Storm Austen Knocks Out Power to Nearly 300,000 French Homes

Psychological Reactance: The Hidden Bias in Claims Negotiation

Why Medical Record Review Shouldn’t Restart When New Records Arrive

The Importance of Patience, Persistence, and Proper Documentation in Surveillance Investigations

Your Caseload Will Still Be There Monday