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29 03, 2021

Groups Opposing Bill to Create California Medical Provider Network Option for Workers

By | March 29th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Groups Opposing Bill to Create California Medical Provider Network Option for Workers

A piece of California legislation to establish a statewide medical provider network for employees is raising a few eyebrows. Assembly Bill 1465 would require the administrative director of the state’s workers’ compensation system to establish a statewide medical provider network, …

30 03, 2021

Hawaii Teen Gets $150K Settlement for Arrest by Classmate’s Dad

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The Honolulu City Council has approved a $150,000 settlement in a lawsuit that accused a police officer of improperly arresting a boy who had a personal dispute with his son. The family’s federal lawsuit alleged that Officer Kirk Uemura had …

22 03, 2021

Man Admits Ransomware Plot Against Tesla in Nevada

By | March 22nd, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Man Admits Ransomware Plot Against Tesla in Nevada

A Russian man has pleaded guilty in the U.S. to offering a Tesla employee $1 million to cripple the electric car company’s massive electric battery plant in Nevada with ransomware and steal company secrets for extortion, prosecutors and court records …

19 03, 2021

IICF Gala Went on Despite Pandemic, USC Risk Management Program Honored

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More than 200 guests joined the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Western Division for the virtual Horizon Award Gala on Thursday. Due to the pandemic, this year’s IICF gala, an event that often requires massive planning and volunteer efforts, was virtual. …

18 03, 2021

Inmate Suits Blame California Corrections for Spreading Virus

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The family of a 61-year-old California inmate who died of the coronavirus sued state corrections officials Tuesday, blaming a botched transfer of infected inmates to San Quentin State Prison that killed 28 inmates and a correctional officer last year. Daniel …

18 03, 2021

90% of California Can Dine Indoors, Go to Movies, Gym

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A year after the pandemic forced California to shut down, about 90% of the state’s nearly 40 million residents can enjoy a restaurant meal indoors, watch a movie in a theater and sweat it out inside a gym after more …

18 03, 2021

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Unit to Look at Derivitaves and Climate-Related Hazards

By | March 18th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Commodity Futures Trading Commission Unit to Look at Derivitaves and Climate-Related Hazards

The Connecticut Legislature’s Insurance & Real Estate Committee held a public hearing this week on what is believed the country’s first bill requiring insurance companies to disclose the premiums they receive from fossil fuels. The bill, Senate Bill 1047, could …

16 03, 2021

Earthquake Early Warning System Launches in Oregon

By | March 16th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Earthquake Early Warning System Launches in Oregon

People in Oregon will be better prepared for earthquakes – particularly important in the Pacific Northwest because experts say “the big one” is coming – as an early warning system launched Thursday, the 10th anniversary of a devastating quake and …

15 03, 2021

Floyd Family Agrees to $27M Settlement with Minneapolis

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The city of Minneapolis agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd’s family over the Black man’s death in police custody, as jury selection continued in a former officer’s murder trial. Council members met privately …

12 03, 2021

Missouri Reform School Owners Charged with Abuse

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The owners of a former Christian reform school for girls in southwest Missouri are charged with more than 100 counts alleging they sexually, emotionally and physically abused girls for years. Sixteen former residents of the Circle of Hope Girls Ranch …