All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 24 2014 // Eight Northern California families of special-needs students who were physically and verbally abused by a teacher during school will receive $8 million to settle a lawsuit.The Contra Costa Times reported the trustees of...
Jan 23 2014 // A winter wildfire season offers some unique challenges for firefighters like Mike Lopez.Lopez is president of CDF Firefighters, which represents the employees of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or...
Jan 20 2014 // A decade of lawmaking by U.S. states to ensure consumers are told when their data has been hacked still lets companies such as Target Corp. wait weeks or even months to disclose security breaches.Forty-six of 50 U.S....
Jan 17 2014 // Swett & Crawford, part of Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford, is expanding its professional services practice group with the addition of Gregg Higgins. Higgins will join Swett & Crawford’s Irvine, Calif. office...
Jan 17 2014 // Bolton & Co. has acquired Los Angeles-based Rick Gombar Insurance Services Inc., an independent insurance agency that provides professional protection for the security industry. As part of the transaction, Rick Gombar,...
Jan 17 2014 // California Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday proclaimed a state of emergency and directed state officials to take all necessary actions to prepare for drought conditions.“We can’t make it rain, but we can be much...
Jan 17 2014 // Twenty years ago today a big one hit the Los Angeles area, killing several people and injuring thousands, damaging tens of thousands of properties, shutting down businesses, putting out of operation some of the...
Jan 17 2014 // A lawsuit over the payout of a $17.5 million policy related to Michael Jackson’s planned comeback concerts has been settled, attorneys told a judge on Wednesday.Lawyers for Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of...
Jan 17 2014 // A Roman Catholic diocese in Central California filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday after paying out millions of dollars to plaintiffs who made sexual abuse allegations during the past two decades.The Diocese of...
Jan 16 2014 // If you think Google when you think about autonomous vehicles driving the streets, you’re leaving out the rest of the players in what some see as the future of the auto industry.If fact, there are enough players in...
Jan 16 2014 // A wildfire burned out of control near homes in the dry foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains early Thursday, fanned by gusty Santa Ana winds that spit embers into neighborhoods in the city below. Evacuations were ordered...
Jan 16 2014 // The San Francisco city attorney and New York state attorney general have joined forces to investigate whether Monster Beverage Corp. is marketing its highly caffeinated drinks to children.The joint probe began last month...
Jan 16 2014 // Walter Martinez, 60, of Alta Loma, Calif. pled guilty to 43 felony counts of using cappers – recruiters paid from victims’ insurance settlement – to get clients for his practice.Martinez evidently his scheme with...
Jan 15 2014 // Red flag warnings remain posted as dry and gusty Santa Ana winds continue to buffet much of Southern California.The National Weather Service says a high-wind warning is in effect until noon Wednesday. In San Bernardino...
Jan 14 2014 // A key part to California’s sweeping workers’ compensation reform is working, according to a new study and the people running the system.More than 95 percent of workers’ comp medical treatment requests are...
Jan 14 2014 // Lockton added Jackie Sukiasian as an account executive and member of Lockton’s trade credit and political risk team in Southern California. Sukiasian will operate out of the Los Angeles office. Prior to Lockton,...
Jan 14 2014 // The U.S. Supreme Court gave multinational companies a stronger shield against lawsuits, throwing out a case against Daimler AG over a company unit’s alleged collaboration in torture and killings in Argentina.The...
Jan 13 2014 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers named Marc Paletta sales manager for its Northern California benefits team. Paletta began his career in underwriting before moving into sales as an account executive. He was promoted to regional...
Jan 13 2014 // Jennifer Dumag has joined Hull & Company Inc. in its Stockton, Calif. office as a commercial lines underwriter and broker. Dumag will be responsible for marketing, underwriting and placement of excess and surplus and...
Jan 13 2014 // Adelson, Testan, Brundo, Novell & Jimenez, a national law firm focusing on workers’ compensation defense, opened an office in Los Angeles and has named Michelle Y. Wu as managing partner in the new office. The...