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Western News
Local news stories affecting the auto body industry in California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Hawaii, Alaska and Wyoming
Watsonville, CA: Body Shop Takes Fine Art Approach
Visitors won’t see a “gone fishing” sign in the window of Salvatore Sardina’s auto body shop on Freedom Boulevard. But the mural on the side of his business may tempt some to leave work early and grab a fishing pole. A 50-foot-long mural that will adorn the side of Rolf’s Airport Auto Body at Freedom and Airport boulevards will celebrate fishing on the Monterey Bay.
Sardina received unanimous approval Tuesday night from the City Council to create this piece of public art overlooking Freedom Boulevard.
AZ: AAA names top repair shops
by Arizona Daily Star
AAA Arizona has released its seventh annual list of "Top Shops," a list of auto repair facilities that the automobile club has determined provide their customers with honest, reliable and quality service.
California Commissioner Announces $6.3 Million Restitution in Workers' Comp Fraud Case
Chatsworth Company Allegedly Underreported Payroll; Pleads No Contest to Fraud
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced Cover All, Inc., a 15-year old flooring and carpet installation company headquartered Chatsworth, pled no contest to one count of insurance fraud in Los Angeles County Superior Court. On June 2, 2006, the corporation was placed on five years probation and ordered to pay $6.3 million restitution to the victim, State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF).
CRA asks members to Voice Opposition to California AB 2825
In a final hour maneuver, CAPA and other groups behind AB 2825 (Carter) have amended an already burdensome measure and made it worse. Please read the adjoining amendments that went into the bill.
Oregon Collision Shops Give State Farm High Customer Service Marks
State Farm and several smaller Northwest-based auto insurers continue to be among the best at taking care of their customers after an accident. And some of the other larger, best-known insurers---including Progressive, Allstate, Safeco and Farmers Insurance -- are among the worst. That was the finding of a new survey of businesses that interact with auto insurers on behalf of vehicle-owners every day: Oregon collision repair shops.
SB 1059 is killed for 2008
The bill would have required insurers to spell out the use of aftermarket parts in insurance policies written on vehicles three-years-old or less, but it did not make it off the CA Senate floor last week. The bill was approved to be heard before the Senate adjourned at the end of this month---however, it was not brought up again, killing it for this legislative session.
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'Operation Big Fish': Los Angeles Authorities Arrest Two Accused Of Staging Thousands Of Crashes
Two men accused of staging thousands of phony vehicle crashes to defraud insurance companies out of millions of dollars were arrested Thursday, prosecutors said.
California Class Action Lawsuit Names State Farm
A class action lawsuit (Case #CV08-03184), was filed today in United States Federal Court, Central District, alleging that State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is enriching itself with payments rightfully belonging to its insureds in violation of California law, particularly the "Make Whole Rule."
Kelly McCarty is Defeated in Republican Primary
Nevada Legislation Addresses Quality Differences in Shops
Assembly Bill 594, revolutionary new legislation in Nevada, has quietly been enacted and implemented. The bill creates a Class A certification designation for body shops that meet certain criteria.