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No Criminal Liability for Uber in Fatal 2018 Arizona Self-Driving Car Crash

Mar 18 2019 // Uber Technologies Inc. is not criminally liable in a March 2018 crash in Tempe, Ariz., in which one of the company’s self-driving cars struck and killed a pedestrian, prosecutors said earlier this month.The Yavapai...

No Criminal Liability for Uber in Fatal 2018 Arizona Self-Driving Car Crash

Mar 6 2019 // Uber Technologies Inc. is not criminally liable in a March 2018 crash in Tempe, Arizona, in which one of the company’s self-driving cars struck and killed a pedestrian, prosecutors said on Tuesday.The Yavapai County...

700K State Farm Customers in Arizona Getting 3% Auto Insurance Rate Cut

Mar 1 2019 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. is dropping its overall personal auto insurance rate by 3 percent in Arizona. The total state-wide expected impact for State Farm Mutual by this rate decrease in Arizona will be...

Data Breach in Arizona Hits Restaurants, Hotels

Feb 20 2019 // A data breach may have compromised the personal information of customers who patronized any of 50 Arizona businesses last month.North Country Business Products says an investigation of “suspicious activity” led...

CREST Insurance Group in Arizona Names Welch Vice President

Feb 19 2019 // CREST Insurance Group LLC in Arizona has named Lindsay Welch vice president of community relations and business development. She will be responsible for managing Crest’s philanthropic involvement and brand...

5 Reasons Autonomous Cars Won’t Be Available Anytime Soon

Feb 18 2019 // In the world of autonomous vehicles, Pittsburgh and Silicon Valley are bustling hubs of development and testing. But ask those involved in self-driving vehicles when they might actually be seen carrying passengers in every...

Relatives of Woman Killed in Arizona Uber Crash File $10M Claim

Feb 4 2019 // Two relatives of a woman killed when she was struck by an autonomous Uber vehicle have filed a $10 million claim against the Phoenix, Ariz. suburb where the incident occurred in March. The Arizona Republic reported the...

CopperPoint in Arizona Names Rachel Davis-Schultz SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer

Jan 23 2019 // Phoenix, Ariz.,-based CopperPoint Insurance Cos. has named Rachel Davis-Schultz senior vice president and chief human resources officer. Rachel has more than 21 years of experience. For the past 10 years, she has been with...

Western Region Could See Action on Disaster Mitigation, Independent Contractors, Workers’ Comp

Jan 7 2019 // Most eyeballs were on California during the midterm elections in November, with polar opposite candidates facing off in the race for governor as well as the office of insurance commissioner.As in most years, Democrats...

Grocer Bringing Unmanned Delivery to Arizona Customers

Jan 7 2019 // Nuro and grocery chain Kroger are teaming up to bring unmanned delivery service to customers. The companies said in mid-December that Nuro’s unmanned vehicle, the R1, will be added to a fleet of autonomous Prius...

Synergy Professional Associates Launches Lawyers PL Programs in Arizona, Texas

Dec 20 2018 // Synergy Professional Associates, in partnership with Tokio Marine HCC – Professional Lines Group, has launched two new lawyers professional liability programs focusing on small law firms in Arizona and Texas.The new...

Grocer Bringing Unmanned Delivery to Arizona Customers

Dec 19 2018 // Nuro and grocery chain Kroger are teaming up to bring unmanned delivery service to customers. The companies said this week that Nuro’s unmanned vehicle, the R1, will be added to a fleet of autonomous Prius vehicles...

Pennsylvania Says Uber Can Resume Self-Driving Car Testing on Public Roads

Dec 19 2018 // Uber Technologies Inc received approval from Pennsylvania to resume self-driving car testing on public roads this week, state records show, nine months after it suspended the program following a deadly accident in...

A Cautious Uber to Try Self-Driving Vehicles on Roads Again

Dec 17 2018 // Uber Technologies Inc. is plotting the return of its self-driving cars, but the company known for its hard-charging style is taking a much more conservative approach as it tries to recover from a fatal accident that...

Attorneys for Wrong-Way Arizona Driver Blame Agency for Crash, Injuries

Dec 11 2018 // Attorneys for a wrong-way driver say an Arizona Department of Public Safety sergeant is responsible for a crash that injured the driver and the sergeant.Patricia Carvalho is facing charges of attempted homicide, aggravated...

JP Griffin Group in Arizona Partners with United Benefit Advisors

Dec 7 2018 // United Benefit Advisors has added JP Griffin Group to its family of partners. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based JP Griffin Group is a national employee benefit consulting firm specializing in the design, implementation and...

Romaine Lettuce Outbreak Highlights Safety Measures in Produce Industry

Dec 7 2018 // After repeated food poisoning outbreaks linked to romaine lettuce, the produce industry is confronting the failure of its own safety measures in preventing contaminations.The E. coli outbreak announced just before...

A Cautious Uber to Try Self-Driving Vehicles on Roads Again

Dec 6 2018 // Uber Technologies Inc. is plotting the return of its self-driving cars, but the company known for its hard-charging style is taking a much more conservative approach as it tries to recover from a fatal accident that...

Waymo Self-Driving, Fare-Generating Taxis Hit the Road in Arizona

Dec 5 2018 // Alphabet’s Waymo on Wednesday launched a significant development in its costly, decade-long quest for autonomous transportation: self-driving taxis that actually generate fares.With little fanfare, the company has...

United Valley Adds IWV in California, Maki in Arizona

Nov 19 2018 // United Valley Insurance Services Inc. has added IWV Insurance Agency LLC of Ridgecrest, Calif., and Maki Insurance Group of Anthem, Ariz. IWV offers personal and businesses insurance services throughout California. Maki...