Editor's Picks Calif. Work Comp Doc, Arrested Before but Not Convicted, Charged with Insurance Fraud Again December 11, 2023 By Jim Sams A Northern California doctor is charged — once again — with insurance fraud for allegedly overcharging workers’ compensation insurers for... Read More
Editor's Picks Wash. Supreme Ct. Overturns Law Setting 8-Year Deadline for Medical Malpractice Suits December 8, 2023 By Jim Sams The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a statute that bars medical malpractice lawsuits filed more than eight years after... Read More
Atmospheric River Soaks Pacific Northwest with Record-Breaking Rain December 7, 2023 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued five people from flooded areas on Tuesday as an atmospheric river... Read More
Editor's Picks Calif. 2nd: Retaliation in Police Citation Quota Case May Not Be an Uninsurable ‘Willful Act’ December 7, 2023 By Jim Sams California Labor Code section 1102.5 prohibits employers from retaliating against employees for refusing to participate in unlawful activities. That explains... Read More
Berkshire Utility Reaches $299 Million Oregon Fire Accord December 6, 2023 By Jef Feeley Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.’s PacifiCorp said it will pay $299 million to settle claims over wildfires that burned homes in... Read More
GM`s Cruise Robotaxi Service Faces Fine in Alleged Cover-Up of San Francisco Accident’s Severity December 6, 2023 By Michael Liedtke California regulators are alleging a San Francisco robotaxi service owned by General Motors covered up the severity of an accident... Read More
US Navy Plans to Raise Jet Plane off Hawaii Coral Reef Using Inflatable Cylinders December 4, 2023 By Audrey McAvoy HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Navy plans to use inflatable cylinders to lift and roll a jet plane off a... Read More
Editor's Picks Ore. Supreme Holds Claims for Lost Money are No Exception to Statute of Repose November 29, 2023 By Jim Sams Oregon’s statute of repose bars any action for negligent injury filed more than 10 years after the act or omission... Read More
Officials Begin Clearing Debris, 3 Remain Missing in Alaska Landslide that Left 3 Dead November 27, 2023 WRANGELL, Alaska (AP) — Searchers looking for three people who remain missing after a massive landslide that killed three others... Read More
Los Angeles Freeway Is Fully Reopened After Arson Fire November 21, 2023 By Christopher Weber and Stefanie Dazio LOS ANGELES (AP) — An elevated Los Angeles freeway closed for more than a week because of an arson fire... Read More