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Uber lost its bid to freeze a lawsuit bound for trial over California drivers demands to be treated as employees while the company appeals rulings that dramatically increased the stakes in the case.

Mario Greco, 56, will start on May 1, with the task of turning around the company after losses in its general insurance business forced it to abandon a high-profile takeover.

The fires in the states Valley and Butte areas are among the most costly in the states history.