Utah Supreme Court Finds No Liability for IME Whose Opinion Delayed Benefits August 10, 2021 By Jim Sams An independent medical examiner owed no duty of care to an injured worker who alleged that his workers’ compensation claim... Read More
Californians Endure Intense Weekend of Wildfire Fears August 9, 2021 By Daisy Nguyen and Noah Berger GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — After four years of homelessness, Kesia Studebaker thought she finally landed on her feet when she... Read More
Colorado Mudslides Wreak Havoc on Major Transportation Route August 9, 2021 By Thomas Peipert DENVER (AP) — As ominous storm clouds gathered in western Colorado over a large area blackened by a recent wildfire,... Read More
Wash. Supreme Court Reverses, Finds $1.7 Covenant Settlement Reasonable August 9, 2021 By Jim Sams An insurer that refused a $399,000 settlement offer may have to pay more than $1.7 million because of a settlement... Read More
‘We Lost Greenville.’ Wildfire Decimates California Town August 6, 2021 By Noah Berger GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A 3-week-old wildfire engulfed a Northern California mountain town, leaving much of the downtown in ashes,... Read More
US Judge Revives Class-Action Claim in Wynn Resorts Lawsuit August 6, 2021 By Ken Ritter LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge in Nevada has revived elements of a securities fraud lawsuit seeking class-action status... Read More
Appellate Court Revives Lawsuit Over Tunnel Boring Machine Damage August 5, 2021 By Jim Sams The Washington Court of Appeals revived a lawsuit that seeks more than $85 million in damages to a tunnel boring... Read More
Record Wildfire Burns Amid Drought on Hawaii’s Big Island August 4, 2021 By Caleb Jones HONOLULU (AP) — Firefighters gained more control over a wildfire in Hawaii that forced thousands of people to evacuate over... Read More
Colorado Governor Plans Disaster Declaration After Mudslides August 4, 2021 By Thomas Peipert DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said Monday he was planning to issue a state disaster declaration and it... Read More
Hundreds of Lightning Bolts Hit Dry Oregon, Start New Fires August 4, 2021 By Andrew Selsky SALEM, Ore. (AP) _ Lightning bolts struck the parched forests of southern Oregon hundreds of times in 24 hours, igniting... Read More