Calif. State Bar Exonerates Quackenbush Whistleblower.The California Insurance Department attorney who leaked reports detailing former Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush's alleged wrongdoing wrong·do·er n. One who does wrong, especially morally or ethically. wrong  do didn't violate any ethical rules, the state bar
association has ruled.
Last year, the state Legislature A state legislature may refer to a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. The following legislatures exist in the following political subdivisions: Ossias gave state legislators information on Quackenbush's then-confidential settlements with insurers over how they handled claims from the 1994 Northridge earthquake The Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:31 AM Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California. The earthquake had a "strong" moment magnitude of 6. . While Quackenbush could have fined the companies up to $3 billion, he instead ordered them to donate $12 million to a foundation he controlled. Quackenbush resigned before he was called to testify on the matter. Before he left, he put Ossias on administrative leave. Quackenbush's temporary successor, Clark Kelso, reinstated Ossias, saying her actions were protected by the Whistleblower whis·tle·blow·er or whis·tle-blow·er or whistle blower n. One who reveals wrongdoing within an organization to the public or to those in positions of authority: "The Pentagon's most famous whistleblower is . . Act, which allows state governmental employees to "report waste, fraud, abuse of authority, violation of law...without fear or retribution." The California Bar Association was asked to review whether Ossias had violated client-attorney privilege. |
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