Homeowner Awarded $1.3M After Insurer Refutes $134K Water Damage Claim
A north Torrance man has won more than $1.3 million from an insurance company that declined to fully cover a claim of about $134,000 in property damage caused when burglars broke into his home, then flooded part of it when they filled the bathtub and left the taps on before fleeing.
August 4, 2016
Litigation
Property
Risk Management
California
830K Ford Vehicles Recalled Over Faulty Door Latches
Ford is recalling about 830,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Mexico because parts in the side door latches can break and the doors can open while the vehicles are moving.
August 4, 2016
Auto
Liability
Subrogation
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Florida
Parents Of Anton Yelchin To File Wrongful Death Suit Against Automaker
Anton Yelchins parents have filed court documents indicating the "Star Trek" actor died without a will and left behind a nearly $1.4 million estate.
August 3, 2016
Liability
Litigation
California
Homeowners Face Legal Battle As Ritzy Condo Tower Sinks
A newly built high-rise residential tower in San Franciscos SoMa area may be sinking and shifting, developments that could cost thousands -- if not millions -- of dollars to fix and could pit homeowners against the city.
August 2, 2016
Liability
Litigation
California
California Tour Bus Crash Kills Five Passengers
A bush crash in Merced County has claimed the lives of at least five passengers. The crash happened around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday on Highway 99 one mile south of the Hammat Avenue exit near the city of Livingston, according to a spokesperson with Merced-area California Highway Patrol.
August 2, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
California
Nut Cargo An Appetizing Target For Thieves
Almonds, pistachios and other high-value nuts are an appealing commodity for not only health nuts, but also more recently to highly sophisticated criminal organizations in the San Joaquin valley.
August 2, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Fraud
California
Sand Fire Evacuees May Have ALE Coverage
The Sand Fire has destroyed eighteen homes, but for those who were evacuated, homeowners insurance coverage may still help. Many of the 20,000 evacuees dont realize that their renters insurance and home policies cover those expenses.
August 1, 2016
Property
California
Medical Plane Goes Down In Rural California Mountains, No Survivors
A medical transport plane crashed in northern California killing all four people onboard Friday. Around 12:30 a.m. local time Friday, the Piper Cheyenne aircraft containing three crew members and one patient departed from airport in Crescent City, California -- about 20 miles south of Oregon.
August 1, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Workers' Compensation
California
San Francisco-Size Wildfire Spreading In California, Thousands Of Homes Under Threat
A large blaze near Big Sur on Californias Central Coast spread even further on Sunday, destroying 57 homes and forcing the evacuation of another 300, as 5,000 firefighters struggled to slow down the wildfire.
August 1, 2016
Property
California
Car Slams Into Los Angeles Home In Deadly Hit-And-Run Crash
A car plowed into the front of a Los Angeles house where a group of 11 mostly elderly people were holding a bible study and prayer meeting, leaving one person dead and eight injured, authorities said.
July 28, 2016
Property
California
Central California Wildfire Destroys 34 Homes, Forces 350 To Evacuate
Firefighters scrambled on Thursday to contain a deadly wildfire that has forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents and gutted dozens of homes near the coast of central California.
July 28, 2016
Property
California
California Leads Nation In #DrivingSelfie Posts
California drivers take more selfies while driving than motorists in any other state, according to a new study by the insurance news and information site Auto Insurance Center.
July 27, 2016
Auto
Liability
California
Florida
Hawaii
Nevada
Highway Cameras Catch 4 Stolen Cars In 1st Week Of Recording
More than a dozen cameras set up along Highway 4 in the East Bay to monitor crime are already paying off for police in the first week.
July 25, 2016
Auto
Technology
California
Fast-Moving Wildfire Has Consurmed 18 Homes Near Los Angeles
More than 1,600 firefighters battled on Monday to contain a fast-spreading wildfire that has forced hundreds of evacuations in the drought-parched canyons north of Los Angeles, destroying 18 homes, killing at least one person and closing a highway.
July 25, 2016
Property
California
GM Recalling Almost 290K Impalas Over Airbag Issue
Over the past two years, General Motors has recalled millions of vehicles over airbag issues, many related to Takata safety devices deploying too forcefully. Now, the company is recalling nearly 290,000 Chevrolet sedans for a different reason: the airbags might not deploy in a crash.
July 22, 2016
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California



