All the headlines from our Washington Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 6 2023 // Three passengers sued Alaska Airlines, saying they suffered emotional distress from an incident last month in which an off-duty pilot is accused of trying to shut down the engines of a plane while catching a ride in the...
Nov 6 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) __ Sophee Langerman was on her way to a bicycle safety rally in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood in June when a car turning right rolled through a red light and slammed into her bike, which she was...
Nov 3 2023 // Sovereign Nations Insurance, LLC signed a settlement agreement with Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler to cease its operations in the state. Kreidler ordered Sovereign Nations to stop selling unauthorized...
Oct 20 2023 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler imposed a $500,000 fine against UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company for reportedly failing to demonstrate how it administers its mental health and substance use disorder...
Oct 17 2023 // A subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc. has acquired substantially all of the assets of Pacific Underwriters. Following the acquisition, the Pacific Underwriters team will continue doing business from their existing...
Oct 17 2023 // Stuart Anderson, who played linebacker for the National Football League’s Washington Redskins (now known as the Washington Commanders) in the mid-1980s, has lost his bid to collect workers’ compensation medical...
Oct 17 2023 // Fatigue and complacency led to a passenger and car ferry crashing into a terminal in Seattle last year, causing $10.3 million in damage to the ferry, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s final...
Oct 16 2023 // A Bothell, Washington man was added to Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Insurance Fraud Most Wanted list.Clinton Jonathan “Sonny” Behrends failed to appear at his arraignment after being charged by...
Oct 11 2023 // U.S. investigators have confirmed that a mechanical issue caused the seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in Washington state last year.The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigated the Sept....
Oct 4 2023 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued fines in July and August totaling $262,250 against insurance companies and insurance producers for violating state insurance laws and regulations.Following is a...
Oct 3 2023 // Two lawsuits have been filed against an electric utility for allegedly sparking a fire in eastern Washington that killed a man and burned approximately 240 homes.A lawsuit filed in Spokane County Superior Court says Inland...
Oct 2 2023 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler sent a letter asking insurance companies and adjusters working with communities impacted by the Gray and Oregon Road fires to expedite the approval process for debris...
Sep 29 2023 // A community bank in Rhode Island agreed to pay $9 million to resolve allegations that it engaged in lending discrimination by redlining majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods, a U.S. attorney announced Wednesday.A...
Sep 25 2023 // A Bothell, Washington man was added to Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Insurance Fraud Most Wanted list.Clinton Jonathan “Sonny” Behrends failed to appear at his arraignment after being charged by...
Sep 20 2023 // The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is proposing a 4.9% increase in the average hourly rate employers and workers will pay for workers’ compensation insurance next year.If adopted, the increase...
Sep 1 2023 // A Pierce County, Washington man who removed and installed roofs while claiming he was too injured to work has pleaded guilty to stealing workers’ compensation benefits.Patrick Dean Farthing, 64, pleaded guilty...
Aug 28 2023 // A masked white man carrying at least one weapon bearing a swastika fatally shot three Black people inside a Florida store Saturday in an attack with a clear motive of racial hatred, officials said.The shooting in a Dollar...
Aug 25 2023 // Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued an emergency order requiring all property/casualty insurers to provide additional protections for policyholders impacted by the Gray and Oregon Road fires.The...
Aug 21 2023 // A wind-driven wildfire in eastern Washington state had destroyed at least 185 structures, closed a major highway and left one person dead over the weekend.The blaze began shortly after midday Friday on the west side of...
Aug 21 2023 // Dollar Tree in Washington faces $132,000 in fines for reported work safety violations including locked emergency exit routes, improper stacking of boxes, and scattered debris.The fine is in connection with violations at...