Gov. Bob Wise has sent a letter to President Bush asking for a major disaster declaration for 24 West Virginia counties following floods that caused significant damage during the Memorial Day weekend. “These counties were hit hard by our recent …
Ventura County (Calif.) District Attorney Gregory Totten announced that the Consumer and Environmental Protection Division has filed and settled a civil case against Western Cardinal Inc.; Lawrence Michael Oyres; and Heidi Lynn Oyres, stemming from the alleged negligent mishandling of …
ViPS Inc., a provider of business intelligence solutions for healthcare and life science companies, announced a multi-year licensing agreement with Medical Mutual, a health insurance company based in Ohio, for the ViPS’ anti-fraud software, STARSentinel. STARSentinel is an early-warning detection …
North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven has sent a letter to Farm Service Agency State Director Gary Nelson requesting that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) complete a damage assessment of agriculture production to document crop and forage losses for all …
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that a Christian County grand jury has returned an indictment charging a Taylorville man with obstruction of justice for his statements to police following an automobile accident earlier this year. The indictment charges Robert …
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a State of Emergency in San Joaquin County following a levee break that could potentially flood up to 12,000 acres of agricultural land. “I’m deeply concerned for those San Joaquin County farmers that have lost …
A joint-agency investigation targeting auto theft and “give-up” schemes designed to fraudulently collect insurance money has resulted in the indictment of three Union City men, a Jersey City woman, and a Florida resident on theft and insurance fraud charges, Division …
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced that a Manhattan grand jury has charged two brothers who operate a Washington Heights pharmacy with stealing more than $800,000 from taxpayers by fraudulently billing for thousands of drugs that were never dispensed …
The Workers’ Compensation Board of Managers has hired an internal auditor to monitor the accounts, records and fiscal affairs of the West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission. Melissa Wood of Charleston, a certified public accountant, will begin her new duties as …
The American Insurance Association (AIA) is urging other states with dysfunctional civil justice systems to follow Mississippi’s lead by enacting comprehensive tort reform. “Today, Mississippi is a trailblazer in the national campaign to end lawsuit abuse and restore fairness and …