A former NFL player must face an insurance fraud lawsuit, an appeals court has ruled. The Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit against former NFL defensive tackle and Survivor contestant John Broward "Brad" Culpepper, who is currently a Florida personal injury attorney.

In California, earthquakes are common, and most residents understand the risks of powerful reverberations destroying their homes and streets. But according to a new book from LA’s most famous seismologist, Lucy Jones, the state faces an even bigger threat: a megaflood that would pummel inland California.

A fiery crash involving a big rig has injured three people, two critically, and backed up traffic on a Southern California freeway for miles.

California wildfire insurance was a hot topic, so to speak, between insurers and the State Insurance Committee. The committee is chaired by Senator Steve Glazer (D), widely considered to be the most moderate senator in the upper house.

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has previously urged insurers to sell legalized cannabis industry insurance products. He is now renewing this call on the heels of recent reports that President Donald Trump has ignored federal law enforcement policies put in place by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Three people were killed and three more critically injured in a two-vehicle crash in South Los Angeles Saturday evening.
The deceased included two children, authorities said.

A major fire ripped through an apartment building under construction in Concord early Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of 250 people from the residential complex next door and injuring two people there.

The property-and-casualty insurance industry is making a last-minute bid to derail or significantly alter two pieces of legislation that would bring relief to fire victims who lost their homes in October, bill supporters said Tuesday.

Officials said at least 15 people have been injured and at least 100 are displaced after a 5-alarm fire erupted in San Jose early Tuesday morning.

Sailors arriving in San Francisco in the 19th century used two giant redwood trees perched on a hill to help guide their ships into the bay. The redwoods were felled for their lumber at around the time of the gold rush, but San Francisco now has a new beacon: Salesforce Tower, the tallest office building in the West.

Dozens of insurance companies have filed a lawsuit against PG&E in connection with the company’s role in wildfires that scorched the North Bay wine country and nearby regions, litigation that intensifies the financial pressure on the embattled utility.

Newport Beach law firm Allen, Flatt, Ballidis & Leslie announced today that an Orange County jury has found GEICO Indemnity Insurance Co. (GEICO) guilty of operating in bad faith and using organization-wide stalling tactics to drag out an auto insurance policy settlement with a disabled Irvine businessman for almost six years.

Monday marked six months since the first full day of the firestorm that destroyed entire neighborhoods in Napa and Sonoma counties. But half a year later, some families say they are still unable to move on, and they blame roadblocks from their insurance company.

A cannabis insurance payout has recently broken prior records in California. The Thomas Fire burned through a legal marijuana business at the close of last year (and the start of this one). The payout for the insurance claim was $1 million - higher than any previous payout in this category.

Southern California was rattled Thursday by a magnitude 5.3 earthquake that struck near the Channel Islands.