Washington Restaurants Ordered to Pay $750K in Back Wages June 17, 2026 The U.S. Department of Labor has secured a federal consent judgment requiring four Washington-based restaurants to pay $750,000 in back...
Lawsuit Dismissed of Ex-Yosemite Ranger Fired for Hanging Transgender Flag June 16, 2026 By Travis Loller A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a former Yosemite National Park ranger who was fired after flying...
CVS Paying $36.5 Million for Overbilling Medi-Cal for Insulin Pens June 16, 2026 CVS is paying $36.5 million for submitting false claims to the Medi-Cal program for excessive dispensing of insulin pens. A...
Washington County Prosecuting First Insurance Fraud Case Under OIC Deal June 16, 2026 A county with one of the highest volumes of insurance fraud cases in Washington has filed its first changes under...
Tugboat in California Closes $3M Seed Round to Expand Claims Support June 15, 2026 Tugboat, a consumer insurance platform that helps homeowners with property damage and insurance claims, announced an oversubscribed $3 million in...
California Man Charged With Defrauding Western Alliance Bank Out Of $100M June 15, 2026 By Jonathan Stempel A California man has been criminally charged with defrauding Western Alliance Bancorp out of nearly $100 million by falsifying title...
Two California Insurance Commissioner Candidates Are Left, and Reform Is Coming June 12, 2026 By Don Jergler Expect more efforts to reform California’s troubled homeowners insurance market from the state’s next top insurance regulator regardless of who...
California Company Paying $3.3M to Resolve False Claims Allegations June 12, 2026 California medical providers and their medical director have agreed to pay $3.3 million to settle allegations they submitted claims to...
Man Sentenced Over False FEMA Claims for Lahaina, California Wildfires June 12, 2026 A Hawaii man was sentenced for filing claims with the Federal Emergency Management Agency seeking disaster relief related to the...
xAI Accused of Illegally Firing California Engineer Who Raised Safety Concerns June 11, 2026 By Daniel Wiessner A former engineer at Elon Musk’s xAI in California who now heads a think tank focused on AI safety filed...