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 Sheriffs 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 states 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 Californias 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 Californias 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 globally75% of them, according to one reportthese 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 Saturdays 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 Sheriffs Lt. Mandy Henderson walking slowly and gingerly, leaning on her husbands 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 years 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
Californias 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



