Utah Supreme: Denying Claim Over Nude Photos May Cost Insurer Nearly $3M UMIA Insurance refused to accept an $800,000 settlement in a malpractice suit against a plastic surgeon who shared nude before-and-after... Read More
Damage Estimates Climb from Massive New Mexico Wildfire ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The destruction caused by the largest wildfire burning in the U.S. has been devastating for thousands... Read More
Human-Triggered California Wildfires More Severe than Natural Blazes Human-caused wildfires in California are more ferocious than blazes sparked by lightning, a team led by scientists from the University... Read More
Officials: Tempe Plagued with Deteriorating Sewage Pipes TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — A recent pipe rupture that spilled around 8 million gallons of water and closed a major... Read More
Alaska River Flooding from Snowmelt Sweeps Away One Home ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — One home was swept away by a raging river, with several other homes and cabins lining... Read More
Phoenix Cops Find 1,200 Catalytic Converters as Thefts Soar PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona man is facing multiple theft charges after detectives found more than 1,200 catalytic converters packed... Read More
9th Circuit: Wash. Law on Malpractice Suits Doesn’t Apply A Washington state law that requires plaintiffs to file a declaration declining arbitration when filing a medical malpractice suit does... Read More
New Mexico Wildfire Scar Burn has Forest Officials Worried SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — As more than 3,000 firefighters in northern New Mexico continued to battle the nation’s largest... Read More
Firefighters Rescue ‘Cinder’ the Elk Calf from Fire’s Ashes SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Firefighters have rescued an abandoned newborn elk calf found amid the ashes of the nation’s... Read More
Utah Supreme: Appearance of Conflict Enough to Disqualify Medical Evaluator Workers’ compensation claimants don’t have to prove that the physicians appointed to resolve medical disputes have an “actual bias” —... Read More