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Town Surrounded By Raging Floodwaters As Russian River Crests In California

All roads in and out of Guerneville are closed due to flooding, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.
February 27, 2019 Property California

California AG Endorses Bill Expanding Consumer Privacy Protections

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday endorsed a state bill that would expand the state’s new privacy act to allow consumers to sue companies over their handling of personal data, despite months of tech lobbying against such a move.
February 26, 2019 Legislation & Regulation Liability Litigation California

Monster Mudslides, Water Rescues As Storm Punishes California

Motorists swam for their lives and residents were rescued from homes sliding downhill as the wettest winter storm of the year triggered floods and mudslides across California on Thursday.
February 15, 2019 Auto Property California

Pineapple Express Brings Mudslide Risk, Forces Evacuations East Of Los Angeles

Hundreds of California residents were ordered to evacuate their homes on Wednesday as rain from a powerful Pacific storm raised the risk of mudslides in areas hit by recent wildfires.
February 14, 2019 Property California

Free Physician Access To Comp Guidelines Spurs Subscriptions

Physician subscriptions to California’s drug formulary and treatment guidelines are rising mere days after the California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that medical providers who treat injured workers in the state would have free access, but doctors continue to object to treatment denials emanating from California’s utilization review process.
February 13, 2019 Legislation & Regulation Workers' Compensation California

Ford Recall Of Nearly 1.5M Vehicles Includes F-150s, Mustang And Lincoln Models

Ford has issued three recalls covering more than 1.4 million vehicles in North America.
February 13, 2019 Auto Subrogation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Cargo Theft: Watch For The Pilferers

The image of tough guys hijacking truckloads of goods is a familiar one to fans of gangster movies. While trucks are the victims of most cargo thefts globally—75% of them, according to one report—these incidents increasingly do not involve the theft of the entire tractor-trailer.
February 12, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines California Florida Georgia Illinois Texas

Recalls Issued For Nearly 15,000 Freightliner, Western Star, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Autocar Trucks

Nearly 15,000 trucks manufactured by Paccar, Daimler and Autocar are being recalled for various defects, according to recent documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
February 12, 2019 Auto Subrogation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Natural Disasters In 2018 Cost The Nation $91 Billion In Damages

Natural disasters, fueled at least in part by climate change, cost the United States $91 billion in 2018, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
February 7, 2019 Catastrophe California Florida North Carolina South Carolina

6 Cars Crushed By Fallen Tree In San Diego

Six cars were crushed by a large tree in Balboa Park as a result of Saturday’s powerful storm, said officials.
February 6, 2019 Auto California

Police Veteran Claimed Disability, But Was Recorded Bodybuilding

When investigators met her at a Las Vegas-area Starbucks last year, they recalled Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Lt. Mandy Henderson walking slowly and gingerly, leaning on her husband’s arm to steady herself. In the middle of their conversation, she even reportedly stopped to lie down on a bench after complaining of deep pain.
February 4, 2019 Fraud Workers' Compensation California

Plane Crashes Into Southern California Home, Killing 5

A small plane crashed into a Southern California home on Sunday, killing five people, injuring two others and spraying debris across several residential blocks that temporarily became a site of chaos.
February 4, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Property Subrogation California

Judge Sees A ‘Clear-Cut Pattern’ Of California Utility Starting Wildfires

A federal judge who has emerged as a vocal critic of PG&E Corp.’s safety record, said the California utility giant has a “clear-cut pattern” of starting wildfires and needs “strong medicine” put in place before this year’s season begins.
January 31, 2019 Catastrophe Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation California

Massive Tree Falls On San Diego Home, Killing Couple

Two people died when a massive tree collapsed onto a house in Point Loma Monday morning, authorities said. The tree crushed a two-story house in the 4400 block of Santa Monica Avenue around 6 a.m.
January 21, 2019 Property California

California’s Ventura River Breaches Its Banks, Flooding Vehicles In RV Park

Fifty campers in the Ventura Beach RV Park were relocated Thursday just before the swollen Ventura River breached its banks and inundated the lot with muddy water.
January 18, 2019 Auto California
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