Quote of the day
“CIC will face irreparable harm if the matters it seeks to have sealed are subject to public disclosure. The documents CIC requests to have sealed include discussion of settlement negotiations with the CDI and proposals regarding CIC’s post-conservatorship structure, all of which are still the subject of ongoing negotiations and discussions between CIC and CDI that the parties intend to keep confidential.”
DLA Piper attorney Shand Stephens in a declaration to the San Mateo Superior Court
Flash: Applied Underwriters, CIC Motions Disclose Details
There are new developments in the continuing saga of one of California’s largest and most controversial insurance carriers which has been operating under state control for nearly three months. Yep – It’s Applied Underwriters’ California Insurance Company. Get the details here. Workers’ Comp Executive
Arizona lawmaker pushes firefighter, education bills
An Arizona state senator is co-sponsoring a bill intended to allow firefighters to receive workers’ compensation if diagnosed with specific cancers. The new bill also adds to the list of cancers to recognize those experienced by female firefighters. Glendale Star
Study finds heavy cannabis impairs driving skills post-high
A new study has found dangerous driving behaviors of regular, heavy users of recreational cannabis who began using before the age of 16. Despite having no THC in their system, heavy users consistently performed worse on driving tasks than non-users, making critical mistakes. Fox 6 (Milwaukee)
OSU student settles injury lawsuit against university
A student in Oklahoma State University’s High Voltage Lineman Program has settled his $2 million lawsuit against the university, which he filed after an unsupervised fall of about 40 feet from a utility tower paralyzed him in 2018. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, working on power lines as an installer or repairer has the highest fatality rates among occupations with 26 killed on the job in 2016. O’Colly