Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro has filed suit against Thermal Seal Inc. (Thermal Seal), which also does business under the name Gutter Helmet, and owner Ronald M. Heath, Jr., for reported violations of Ohio’s consumer protection laws. Violations include failure …
The U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Parker Building Company Inc., headquartered in Auburn, Ala., for allegedly exposing workers to willful and serious safety hazards at an Aztec Road worksite in Greenville, Ala. “We must …
The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has designated 54 Puerto Rico municipalities eligible for federal disaster aid to help homeowners, renters and businesses recover from the effects of Tropical Storm Jeanne. Michael …
Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a provider of products and services for the management of catastrophe risk, said that insured losses in the U.S. from Hurricane Ivan are expected to be between $3 and $6 billion. RMS’ latest estimates are based …
Dublin-based Research and Markets has announced publication of the 20th edition of the “Airfinance Annual 2003/2004” to their offering. The annual “provides a complete international review of commercial aircraft financing — a comprehensive source of annually updated aviation market material, …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has revised its outlook on Guelph, Ontario-based Co-operators General Insurance Co. (CGIC) to positive from stable, and has affirmed its long-term “BBB-” counterparty credit and financial strength ratings. “The financial strength rating …
Even as aid workers in Haiti struggled to cope with the disaster caused by floods unleashed from the passage of Tropical Storm Jeanne, the death toll continues to mount. Agence France Presse reported that “in the northern town of Gonaives, …
Pennsylvania Attorney General Jerry Pappert warned consumers to be wary of potential flood-related scams including fly-by-night contractors or bogus charity appeals that claim to assist flood victims and their families. The remnants of Hurricane Ivan pounded parts of the Keystone …
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has hailed a court decision that upheld the Attorney General’s interpretation of key provisions of the Lemon Law intended to end the frustrating cycle of repairs reportedly sometimes faced by consumers across the state. …
Disaster Kleenup International Inc., a network of quality, independent property damage restoration contractors, announced that four new members recently joined the organization to strengthen DKI’s national network. A.E Fickert & Son, based in Dayton, Ohio; Evans Services, based in Springfield, …